Lieut. Gen. A. P. Hill
Born: November 9, 1825
Culpeper, Virginia
Died: April 2, 1865
Petersburg, Virginia
Third Battle of Petersburg
1847: West Point Graduate
1847: Brevet Second Lieutenant
Sept 1851: 1st Lieutenant
March 1, 1861: Resigned Commission
April 1861: Colonel (CSA)
Feb 26, 1862: Brigadier General (CSA)
May 26, 1862: Major General (CSA)
May 24, 1863: Lieutenant General (CSA)
Portrait of Hill by William Ludwell Sheppard, 1898
1847: West Point Graduate 15th out of 38
1847: Brevet Second Lieutenant - 1st U. S. Artillery
September 1851: Promoted to First Lieutenant
1855-1860: United States Coastal Survey
March 1, 1861: Resigned U.S.A. Commission
After Virginia seceded, Appointed Colonel of 13th Virginia Infantry
July 21, 1861: Battle of Bull Run - did not participate, but was in the area
February 26, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General and command of brigade in Confederate Army of the Potomac
1862: Peninsula Campaign
May 4-5, 1862: Battle of Williamsburg
May 26, 1862: Promoted to Maj. General and a division command
June 25 - July 1, 1862: Seven Days Battles
June 26, 1862: Battle of Mechanicsville
June 27, 1862: Battle of Gaines Mill
June 30, 1862: Battle of White Oak Swamp
Had arguments with both Gen. Longstreet and his commander, Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, and found himself under arrest frequently
August 9, 1862: Battle of Cedar Mountain
August 29-30, 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam - During the battle, was processing prisoners at Harper's Ferry. With an urgent call from Gen. Lee, marched his troops to counterattack a strong movement from Gen. Burnside. Hill's arrival neutralized the threat and brought an end to the battle.
December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg
May 1-4, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville - After the wounding of Gen. Jackson, Hill assumed command of the II Corps, but was wounded in the legs. Requested Gen. J.E.B. Stuart assume command.
May 24, 1863: Promoted to Lieutenant General
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863: A division led by Maj. Gen. Henry Heth was the first to engage the Union troops
July 2, 1863: Division led by Gen. Richard H. Anderson fought unsuccessfully against Cemetery Ridge
July 3, 1863: Two Thirds of the the men in Pickett's Charge were from Hill's Corps. Hill's troops suffered the most casualties at Gettysburg.
October 14, 1863: Battle of Bristol Station
November 26-December 1, 1863: Mine Run Campaign
May 4-June 24, 1864: Overland Campaign
May 5-7, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21, 1864: Incapacitated during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 23-26, 1864: Battle of North Anna
May 31-June 12, 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor
June 15, 1864-April 2, 1865: Siege of Petersburg
June 21-23, 1864: Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
July 30, 1864: Battle of Globe Tavern
August 25, 1864: Battle of Second Reams Station
September 30-October 2, 1862: Battle of Peebles Farm
April 2, 1865: Killed during the Third Battle of Petersburg - Did not want to live to see the loss of the Confederacy
According to his will, he was buried stand up
A. P. Hill. 20 Feb. 2020. web. 8 April, 2020.
Boatner, Mark. M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 400
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 134-135