Daniel Harvey Hill Biography (Written and Submitted by Mr. Gabe Weaver)
General Daniel Harvey Hill was born July 12, 1821 in York District, South
Carolina. Hill attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1842.
Hill saw his first combat in the Civil War winning the Battle of Big Bethel.
Hill was promoted to Brigadier-General the day of that victory. General Hill
was promoted to Major-General on March 26, 1862 an served under
General Joseph Johnston at the Battle of
Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Seven Pines. General Hill then served under the
command of General Robert E. Lee at
the Seven Days Battle and the Battles of
Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and
Antietam. General Hill was also put in charge of the District of North
Carolina for a brief time.
On July 11, 1863 General Hill was promoted to Lieutenant-General and was
assigned a command in the Army of Tennessee under
General Braxton Bragg. Hill would fight at the
Battle of Chickamauga, and was given the deserved credit of
defeating Union General William Rosecrans. After the battle
General Bragg and General Hill had disagreements about not pursuing
the defeated Union forces. But because
Bragg was a Full-General and Hill was only a Lieutenant-General
Bragg's decision stood, and |
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because of Hill's disagreement with
Bragg, Hill's rank of Lieutenant-General was withdrawn. General Hill
would never hold another command throughout the war, and saw brief
action at the
Battle of Petersburg in 1864 and in 1865 in the Battle of
Bentonville. Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey Hill died on September
24,1889 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Many thanks to Mr. Gabe Weaver for Writing and Submitting this Biography. |
