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Daniel Harvey Hill. D. H. Hill Library of Congress. Quick Facts. Significance: Lieutenant General (CSA) commanding Division Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Place Of Birth: York District, SC Date Of Birth: July 12, 1821 Place Of Death: Charlotte, NC Date Of Death: September 24, 1889
Overview Criticism of his army commander, Braxton Bragg, to Jefferson Davis cost South Carolinian West Pointer (1842) Daniel H. Hill his corps command and his promotion to lieutenant general in the Confederate army. Posted to the artillery, he had won two brevets in the Mexican War before resigning as a first lieutenant in the 4th
BRIT KIMBERLY ERSLEV: “Nearly There:” Daniel Harvey Hill, Propone nt and Target of the Lost Cause (Under the direction of Joseph T. Glatthaar) The life of Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) provides an ideal lens through which to explore the themes of honor, duty, southern identity and Civil War historical memory.
Daniel Harvey Hill (1821—1889) Quick Reference (1821–89) educator; U.S. and Confederate army officer. Born in York District, South Carolina. Hill was graduated from West Point in 1842. He ...
Daniel Harvey Hill, or more commonly D. H. Hill, (July 12, 1821 - September 24, 1889) was a Confederate Major general during the American Civil War. He was an officer in the Mexican-American War and received two brevet promotions for his performance; one to captain and another to major.
Daniel Harvey Hill fue un general confederado durante la guerra civil estadounidense y un erudito del Sur. Generalmente se le conoce como D.H. Hill, en parte para distinguirlo del general confederado no emparentado A. P. Hill, quien sirvió con él en el Ejército del Norte de Virginia.
Daniel Harvey Hill, his religious proclivities notwithstanding, had been anything but serene, tranquil and soft spoken during his 68 years. Even C. D. Fishburne, an admiring colleague of his at Davidson College in the 1850's, admitted that Hill's "manner was direct."16 "He was what he seemed.
