Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill
Born: July 21, 1821
York District, South Carolina
Died: September 24, 1889
Charlotte, North Carolina
1842: West Point Graduate
1842: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
September 13, 1848: Brevet Major
February 1849: Resigned Commission
1861: Colonel, North Carolina Volunteers
July 10, 1861: Brigadier General
Spring 1862: Major General
Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill
1842: West Point Graduate - 28th out of 56
1842: Assigned to 1st U.S. Artillery
Mexican/American War
August 19, 1848: Battle of Contreras
August 20, 1848: Battle of Churubusco
September 13, 1848: Battle of Chapultepec - Brevetted to Major for Bravery
February 1849: Resigned Commission
Professor of Mathematics at Washington College
(Now Washington and Lee University)
1854: Joined faculty of Davidson College, North Carolina
1859: Superintendent of North Carolina Military Institute of Charlotte
1861: Colonel of 1st North Carolina Volunteers, "Bethel Regiment"
June 10, 1861: Battle of Big Bethel
July 10, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
March 26, 1862: Promoted to Major General
April 5 - May 4, 1862: Siege of Yorktown
May 4-5, 1862: Battle of Williamsburg
May 31 - June 1, 1862: Battle of Seven Pines
June 25 - July 1, 1862: Seven Days Battles
July 22, 1862: Along with Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies
September 1862: Maryland Campaign
September 14, 1862: Battle of South Mountain
September 17, 1862: Battle of Antietam - Bloody Lane
December 13, 1862: Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Sent to Gen. Braxton Bragg's newly organized Army of the Tennessee
July 11, 1863 till October 15, 1863: Promoted to Lieutenant General - After Chickamuaga, President Davis refused to send the promotion to the Confederate Senate
September 19-20, 1863: Battle of Chickamuaga
After the battle, Hill joined with several other generals condemning Bragg's failure to exploit the victory. President Davis personally visited the area and resolved the dispute in Bragg's favor.
March 19-21, 1865: Battle of Bentonville
1866 - 1869: Editor of The Land We Love which dealt with social and historical subjects
1877-1844: President of University of Arkansas
1885-1889: President of the Military and Agricultural College of Milledgeville, Georgia
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 401
Daniel Harvey Hill. 9 April 2020. web. 23 April 2020.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1959. p 136-137