General Leonidas Pollk Size:Large the regiment fought daily and

the regiment fought daily and nightly

The pin design is based on the Chester County Sovereignty Flag (a variant of the more commonly known South Carolina Sovereignty Flag with a red field) and was utilized by the start starting in 1861

and lax attitude towards discipline

daring raids that characterized Confederate cavalry leaders during the war

General Leonidas Pollk Size:Large the regiment fought daily andHistorical Background: a Born April 10, 1806 near Raleigh, North Carolina, Leonidas Polk led a long and colorful life that was cut short by a cannonball in 1864. He was raised by extremely wealthy parents. The family owned more than 100,000 acres of land. He excelled at the University of North Carolina and went on to West Point. Shortly after graduation, however, he resigned his military commission to focus on religious life. By 1838, he was a