University of the South
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH
Founded Jan. 6, 1858 under charter
granting perpetual direction by
the Episcopal Church in Ala.,
Ark., Ga., La., Miss., N. Car., S. Car.,
Tenn., and Texas. Nearby, Leonidas
Polk, Bishop of La., later Lt. Gen.
C.S.A., laid the cornerstone for
the central building. October 10,
1860. Destroyed by Federal
troops, in July 1863.
granting perpetual direction by
the Episcopal Church in Ala.,
Ark., Ga., La., Miss., N. Car., S. Car.,
Tenn., and Texas. Nearby, Leonidas
Polk, Bishop of La., later Lt. Gen.
C.S.A., laid the cornerstone for
the central building. October 10,
1860. Destroyed by Federal
troops, in July 1863.
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