D.H. Hill

Daniel Harvey Hill
Born	(1821-07-12)July 12, 1821 York District, South Carolina
Died	September 24, 1889(1889-09-24) (aged 68) Charlotte, North Carolina
Place of Burial	Davidson College Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1842–49 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	First Lieutenant (USA) Brevet Major (USA) Lieutenant General (CSA)
Unit	1st U.S. Artillery 4th U.S. Infantry
Commands held	1st North Carolina Infantry D.H. Hill's Division, ANV II Corps, Army of Tennessee
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War Battle of Contreras Battle of Churubusco Battle of Chapultepec American Civil War Battle of Big Bethel Battle of Seven Pines Seven Days Battles Maryland Campaign Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Gettysburg Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Bentonville
Other work	Editor of The Land We Love President of the University of Arkansas President of the Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College of Milledgeville

Mexican-American War

American Civil War

Daniel Harvey Hill (July 12, 1821 – September 24, 1889) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and a Southern scholar. He was known as an aggressive leader, and as an austere, deeply religious man, with a dry, sarcastic humor. He was brother-in-law to Stonewall Jackson, a close friend to both James Longstreet and Joseph E. Johnston, but disagreements with both Robert E. Lee and Braxton Bragg cost him favor with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Although his military ability was well respected, he was underutilized by the end of the Civil War on account of these political feuds.

Daniel Harvey Hill is usually referred to as D.H. Hill in historical writing, in part to distinguish him from unrelated Confederate general A.P. Hill, who served with him in the Army of Northern Virginia.

D.H. Hill was born at Hill's Iron Works, in York District, South Carolina to Solomon and Nancy Cabeen Hill. His paternal grandfather, Col. William "Billy" Hill, was a native of Ireland who had an iron foundry in York District where he made cannon for the Continental Army. His maternal grandfather was a native of Scotland. Hill graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, ranking 28 out of 56 cadets, and was appointed to the 1st United States Artillery. As an infantry officer he distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War, being brevetted to captain for bravery at the Battle of Contreras and Churubusco, and brevetted to major for bravery at the Battle of Chapultepec. Among the slaves owned by the Hill family during Daniel Harvey's youth was Elias Hill, whom Daniel Harvey helped teach to read and write and who later became a preacher and led his congregation in emigrating to Liberia.

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