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Ambrose Powell Hill


Other Service · US Army · Second Lieutenant

Rank: Second Lieutenant
United States of America
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respected Confederate general, Hill was perhaps best known for his leadership of his "Light Division" during the Civil War.

Birth- 9 Nov 1825
Culpeper, Virginia

1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 35 - 21 years

Service Start Date
1847
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1861
Gold Star
Rank
First Lieutenant

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Served For
United States of America

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1846 - 1848Mexican-American War

Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Rank
Second Lieutenant

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Served For
United States of America

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Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: To
1847
Education: From
1842
Education: Institution
US Military Academy

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Marriage- 1859-Age: 33 years
Catherine (Kitty, Dolly) Morgan

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1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Age: 35 years

Branch
Confederate Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States

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Rank
Lieutenant General

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Commands
13th Virginia Infantry; A. P. Hill's Light Division, Second Corps; Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Enlistment- 1861-Age: 35 years

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Death- 2 Apr 1865-Age: 39 years
Petersburg, Virginia

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Gunshot wound

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Burial

Ambrose Powell Hill Monument, Richmond, Virginia

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Full Name
Ambrose Powell Hill

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Also known as
Ambrose P. Hill
Mother
Fannie Russell Baptist Hill
Father
Thomas Hill

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Also known as
A.P. Hill

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Created:28 Oct 2013

Modified: 14 Mar 2019

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