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A. P. Hill. Ambrose Powell Hill Jr. (November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865) was a Confederate general who was killed in the American Civil War. He is usually referred to as A. P. Hill to differentiate him from Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill, who was unrelated.
Oct 27, 2009 · Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865), better known as A.P. Hill, was a U.S. Army officer who served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65). Hill entered the Civil War in March...
Feb 20, 2018 · At 4 a.m. on April 2, Ulysses Grant hurled the Federal II, IX, VI and XXIV corps against the Rebel lines, with Wright’s VI Corps charging toward Hatcher’s Run, directly at A.P. Hill’s corps about three miles west of Petersburg.
A. P. Hill (born Nov. 9, 1825, Culpeper, Va., U.S.—died April 2, 1865, Petersburg, Va.) was a Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War who was particularly active in the fighting around Washington, D.C. His force, called the “Light Division,” was considered one of the best in the South.
Jul 21, 2019 · He was now the youngest major general in the Confederate army. At the head of a six-brigade “light” division that was, in fact, the largest in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, Hill built a reputation for marching quickly, fighting at a moment’s notice, and committing his troops decisively.
After graduation he served with an artillery unit during the Mexican-American War as well as the Third Seminole War. On March 1, 1861, Hill resigned from the United States Army. He became the colonel of the 13th Virginia Infantry, commanding a unit at the Battle of First Manassas.
Though they both opposed slavery (AP Hill never owned any slaves), AP Hill always knew that his first loyalty was to his native state, and was contemptuous of any bullying Yankees who thought they could justify killing Southerners to enforce Northern views.
Mar 16, 2024 · A.P. Hill was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War whose quarrelsome relationships with superior officers sometimes detracted from his battlefield accomplishments.
Jul 3, 2019 · Lieutenant General A.P. Hill was a Confederate corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
Lieutenant General. Known as a ferocious fighter, A.P. Hill was promoted to lieutenant general shortly before his death in 1865. Like many Virginians, he followed his state onto the...
