The Fighting Bishop
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The Fighting Bishop was the nickname of Leonidas Polk, a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was also an Episcopal bishop.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fighting Bishop canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
Episcopal bishop ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-04-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | artillery fire ⓘ |
| commanded |
Army of Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polk's Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-06-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Fighting Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedIn | Battle of Pine Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant general ⓘ |
| nickname | The Fighting Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being both a Confederate general and an Episcopal bishop
ⓘ
role in early Confederate military campaigns in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| ordainedAs | Episcopal priest ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Marietta, Georgia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| servedIn | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Ann Devereux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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