Col. Cadwallader Leonidas Polk, Sr.
Col. Cadwallader Polk Sr. was born 11 Oct 1837 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN. He was son of William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca A. Long.
Col. Polk served the CSA during the Civil War. He was among the first to join the CSA at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was 2nd Lt. in Manny's 1st TN Infantry, his regiment being sent to Lee's army in the East. He served under Stonewall Jackson in his numerous marches and battles in VA and WV, including Shiloh. After his term of enlistment expired, he joined Hindman's Legion and campaigned in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, being commissioned a Major in one of the new regiments. He was next promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. and in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, was wounded and left on the field for dead. Placed in a Federal hospital, he slowly recovered from his wound and was exchanged. Under General Holmes, he participated at the Battle of Helena, part of which was fought on the Polk Plantations. After the promotion of his old Col., he was elected to command of his regiment and led it in the battles of Little Rock and Jenkins' Ferry, serving until the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox. He then settled down to the life of a planter, near his brothers Allen J. Polk and Rufus K. Polk, near Helena.
He married Caroline "Carrie" Lowry. He graduated at the University of NC. He died 9 Jul 1921 in AR. He was buried Jul 1921 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena, Phillips Co., AR.
(This information courtesy of Patricia Heath, descendant of Col. Polk.)
Col. Cadwallader Polk Sr. was born 11 Oct 1837 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN. He was son of William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca A. Long.
Col. Polk served the CSA during the Civil War. He was among the first to join the CSA at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was 2nd Lt. in Manny's 1st TN Infantry, his regiment being sent to Lee's army in the East. He served under Stonewall Jackson in his numerous marches and battles in VA and WV, including Shiloh. After his term of enlistment expired, he joined Hindman's Legion and campaigned in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, being commissioned a Major in one of the new regiments. He was next promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. and in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, was wounded and left on the field for dead. Placed in a Federal hospital, he slowly recovered from his wound and was exchanged. Under General Holmes, he participated at the Battle of Helena, part of which was fought on the Polk Plantations. After the promotion of his old Col., he was elected to command of his regiment and led it in the battles of Little Rock and Jenkins' Ferry, serving until the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox. He then settled down to the life of a planter, near his brothers Allen J. Polk and Rufus K. Polk, near Helena.
He married Caroline "Carrie" Lowry. He graduated at the University of NC. He died 9 Jul 1921 in AR. He was buried Jul 1921 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena, Phillips Co., AR.
(This information courtesy of Patricia Heath, descendant of Col. Polk.)
Col. Cadwallader Leonidas Polk, Sr.
Col. Cadwallader Polk Sr. was born 11 Oct 1837 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN. He was son of William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca A. Long.
Col. Polk served the CSA during the Civil War. He was among the first to join the CSA at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was 2nd Lt. in Manny's 1st TN Infantry, his regiment being sent to Lee's army in the East. He served under Stonewall Jackson in his numerous marches and battles in VA and WV, including Shiloh. After his term of enlistment expired, he joined Hindman's Legion and campaigned in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, being commissioned a Major in one of the new regiments. He was next promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. and in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, was wounded and left on the field for dead. Placed in a Federal hospital, he slowly recovered from his wound and was exchanged. Under General Holmes, he participated at the Battle of Helena, part of which was fought on the Polk Plantations. After the promotion of his old Col., he was elected to command of his regiment and led it in the battles of Little Rock and Jenkins' Ferry, serving until the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox. He then settled down to the life of a planter, near his brothers Allen J. Polk and Rufus K. Polk, near Helena.
He married Caroline "Carrie" Lowry. He graduated at the University of NC. He died 9 Jul 1921 in AR. He was buried Jul 1921 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena, Phillips Co., AR.
(This information courtesy of Patricia Heath, descendant of Col. Polk.)
Col. Cadwallader Polk Sr. was born 11 Oct 1837 in Columbia, Maury Co., TN. He was son of William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca A. Long.
Col. Polk served the CSA during the Civil War. He was among the first to join the CSA at the outbreak of the Civil War. He was 2nd Lt. in Manny's 1st TN Infantry, his regiment being sent to Lee's army in the East. He served under Stonewall Jackson in his numerous marches and battles in VA and WV, including Shiloh. After his term of enlistment expired, he joined Hindman's Legion and campaigned in Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, being commissioned a Major in one of the new regiments. He was next promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. and in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, was wounded and left on the field for dead. Placed in a Federal hospital, he slowly recovered from his wound and was exchanged. Under General Holmes, he participated at the Battle of Helena, part of which was fought on the Polk Plantations. After the promotion of his old Col., he was elected to command of his regiment and led it in the battles of Little Rock and Jenkins' Ferry, serving until the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox. He then settled down to the life of a planter, near his brothers Allen J. Polk and Rufus K. Polk, near Helena.
He married Caroline "Carrie" Lowry. He graduated at the University of NC. He died 9 Jul 1921 in AR. He was buried Jul 1921 in Maple Hill Cemetery in Helena, Phillips Co., AR.
(This information courtesy of Patricia Heath, descendant of Col. Polk.)
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