General Daniel Harvey Hill

Daniel Harvey Hill ( July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Events 1500-1599 1573 - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege. 1600-1899 1690 - William of Oranges army wins the Battle... July 12th, Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. July 28 - Peru declares independence... 1821 - September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining. Events 600-1899 622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina 1493 - Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World 1664 - Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England 1789... September 24th, Events January-April January 8 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 - Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress Marie Vetsera commit a double suicide... 1889) was a , 1864, a Confederate Congress document , 1861 , November, 1861 Photographic History of the Civil War, 10 vols., 1912. Preventing Diplomatic Recognition of the Confederacy DocSouth: Documenting the American South - numerous online text, image, and audio collections. Categories: American Civil War | Confederate States of America ... Confederate general and Southern scholar. He was known as an aggressive leader, and as an austere, deeply religious man, with a dry, sarcastic humor. He was brother-in-law to Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson (January 21, 1824–May 10, 1863) was an American teacher and soldier. He became a famous Confederate general during the American Civil War, and was killed during the conflict. Childhood Thomas Jonathon Jackson was the third child of Julia Neale Jackson (1789–1831) and... Stonewall Jackson, a close friend to both James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost generals of the American Civil War, and later enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the government of his former enemies, as a diplomat and administrator. Early Life Longstreet was born in Edgefield... James Longstreet and Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 - March 21, 1891) was a military officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, whose effectiveness was undercut by tensions with President Jefferson Davis. Joseph E. Johnston Born in Farmville, Virginia, Johnston attended West Point, graduating with the Class of 1829. When... Joseph E. Johnston, but disagreements with both Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in... Robert E. Lee and General Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817_ September 27, 1876) was a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Bragg was born in Warren County, North Carolina, and was educated at the United States Military Academy. He served in the Second Seminole War, and he won many promotions... Braxton Bragg cost him favor with President Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the U.S. Congress and as a U.S. Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Franklin Pierce. He is most famous for serving as the first and only... Jefferson Davis. Although his military ability was well respected, he was underutilized by the end of the A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. Civil war is usually a high intensity stage in an unresolved political struggle for national control of state power. As in any war, the conflict may be over other matters such... Civil War. Daniel Harvey Hill is usually referred to as D. H. Hill in historical writing, in part to distinguish him from A. P. Hill, who served with him in the The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War in the eastern theater. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The first commander of the Army of Northern Virginia... Army of Northern Virginia.

D. H. Hill was born in York district, State nickname: in honor of this state. History and government On February 5, 1778 South Carolina became the first state to ratify the first constitution of the United States, the Articles of Confederation. South Carolina was the first state which tried to secede from the United States, to form the... South Carolina, in 1821. He graduated at the The Chapel at West Point The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. It is located in West Point, New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of... United States Military Academy in Events February 21 - John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. March 5 - Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas Revolution. March 30 - Anesthesia is used for... 1842, and appointed to the 1st United States artillery. He distinguished himself in the The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. It is also called the US-Mexico War. In the US it is also known as the Mexican War; in Mexico it is also known as the North American Invasion of Mexico... Mexican War, being brevetted captain for bravery at the Battle of Contreras and Churubusco, and brevetted major for bravery at the The Battle of Chapultepec took place in September of 1847 during the Mexican-American War, at Chapultepec on the outskirts of Mexico City. The United States Army began an artillery barrage against Chapultepec at dawn on September 12. It was halted at dark and resumed at first light on September... Battle of Chapultepec. In February Events January 23 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her MD by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming the United States first woman doctor January 31 - Corn Laws abolished in the United Kingdom February 14 - In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first President of the United... 1849 he resigned his commission and became a professor of mathematics at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University (originally Washington College) is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy, and renamed Liberty Hall in 1776. George Washington gave the school its first significant endowment in 1796, and the board of trustees changed the... Washington and Lee University), in Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the state of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,867. Lexington is located in western Virginia, northwest of Lynchburg; it was first settled in 1777. It is home to the... Lexington, Virginia. In Events January 13 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. February 11 - Major streets lit by coal gas for first time. February 14 - Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas is completed. February 17 - The British... 1854 he joined the faculty of Davidson College is a highly-selective independent liberal arts college for 1,600 students in Davidson, North Carolina. Since its establishment in 1837, the college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World... Davidson College, State nickname: was named in honor of this state. History Originally inhabited by a number of native tribes, including the Cherokee, North Carolina was the first American territory the English attempted to colonize. Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, chartered two colonies on the North Carolina... North Carolina, and was in 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. Events January January 2 - Erastus Beadle publishes , a book which argues that organisms gradually evolve through natural selection (it immediately sold out its initial print run). December December 2 - Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on... 1859 made superintendent of the North Carolina Military Institute of For other places or people named Charlotte, see American metropolises, Charlotte, North Carolina is the countrys second biggest banking center. Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte is located near the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is the Carolinas largest city, the regions economic and cultural heartbeat... Charlotte.

At the outbreak of the A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. Civil war is usually a high intensity stage in an unresolved political struggle for national control of state power. As in any war, the conflict may be over other matters such... Civil War, D. H. Hill was made colonel of a Confederate infantry regiment, at the head of which he won the action of the Battle of Big Bethel Conflict American Civil War Date June 10, 1861 Place York County and Hampton, Virginia Result Confederate victory The Battle of Big Bethel, also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel took place on June 10, 1861 in York County and Hampton, Virginia as... Battle of Big Bethel, near Fort Monroe, Virginia (also known as Fortress Monroe) is a military installation located at Old Point Comfort on the tip of the Virginia Peninsula at the mouth of Hampton Roads on the Chesapeake Bay in eastern Virginia in the United States. In 1634, the area became part of Elizabeth River... Fort Monroe, State nickname: and the Virginia is bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia (across the Potomac River) to the north, by Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and by Kentucky and West Virginia to the west... Virginia, on the June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. 1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill... June 10th, 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by Wilhelm I January 3 - American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States January 9 - Mississippi... 1861. Shortly after this he was made a brigadier-general. He took part in the Battle of Yorktown Conflict American Civil War Date April 5, 1862 – May 4, 1862 Place York County and Newport News Result Union victory The Battle of Yorktown (1862) was a battle of the American Civil War that was part of the Union offensive called the Peninsular Campaign. It happened... Yorktown and Battle of Williamsburg Conflict American Civil War Date May 5, 1862 Place York County and Williamsburg, Virginia Result Inconclusive The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862 in York County and Williamsburg, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of... Williamsburg operations in the spring of Events January-March January 10 - End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 - The first American ironclad warship, the ). February 6 - American Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant gives the United States its first victory of the war, by... 1862, and as a major-general led a division with great distinction in the Battle of Seven Pines Conflict American Civil War Date May 31 - June 1, 1862 Place Henrico County, Virginia Result Inconclusive The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place from May 31 - June 1, 1862 in Henrico County, Virginia as... Battle of Seven Pines and the The Seven Days Campaign (June 25–July 1, 1862), or Seven Days Battle, of the American Civil War was a successful effort by the Confederate commander Robert E. Lee to turn back the Union general George McClellans Army of the Potomac in its attempt to capture Richmond, Virginia... Seven Days Battles. He took part in the Second Battle of Bull Run Conflict American Civil War Date August 28–30, 1862 Place Prince William County Result Confederate victory The Second Battle of Manassas, known as the Second Battle of Bull Run in the North, was a battle during the American Civil War. It began with an... Second Bull Run campaign in August-September 1862, and in the Battle of Antietam Conflict American Civil War Date September 16–18, 1862 Place Near Sharpsburg, Maryland Result (Union strategic victory) The Battle of Antietam (known as the Battle of Sharpsburg in the South), fought on Wednesday, September 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the first major battle of the... Antietam campaign the stubborn resistance of D. H. Hill's division in the passes of Battle of South Mountain Conflict American Civil War Date September 14, 1862 Place Frederick County and Washington County Result Union victory The Battle of South Mountain was a battle of the American Civil War, considered by some to be prelude to the Battle of Antietam. Categories: Stub | Battles of the... South Mountain enabled Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807–October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in... Robert E. Lee to concentrate for battle. D. H. Hill's division saw fierce action in the infamous "sunken road" at Antietam, and he rallied a few detached men from different brigades to hold the line at the critical moment. He had three horses shot out from under him during the battle.

D. H. Hill's division was held in reserve at the slow moving The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought on December 13, 1862 between General Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, is today remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War. The battle... Battle of Fredericksburg. At this point conflicts with Lee began to surface. On the reorganization of the Army of Northern Virginia after Stonewall Jackson's death, D. H. Hill was not appointed to a corps command. He was detached from Lee's Army and sent to his home state to recruit troops. In 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 - Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 - The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 - Ground is broken in Sacramento... 1863 he was sent to the newly reorganized The Army of Tennessee was formed in November 1862. It was the principal Confederate Army in the western United States during the American Civil War. It is named after the State of Tennessee, and it is not to be confused with the Army of the Tennessee, which was a Union... Army of Tennessee with a provisional promotion to Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. A Lieutenant General ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General. In three branches of the United States military—the Army, Marines and Air Force—a Lieutenant General is a three-star general, named for the... lieutenant general to commanded one of Braxton Bragg's corps. In the bloody and confused victory at Battle of Chickamauga Conflict American Civil War Date September 18-20, 1863 Place Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia Result Confederate victory The Battle of Chickamauga marked the end of a Union offensive in the American Civil War in Catoosa County and Walker County, Georgia from September 18, 1863 to... Chickamauga, Hill's forces saw some of the heaviest fighting. Afterwards, Hill joined several other generals openly condemning Bragg's failure to exploit the victory. President Davis came to personally resolve this dispute, all in Bragg's favor. The Army of Tennessee was reorganized again, and Hill was left without a command. Davis then refused to confirm Hill's promotion, effectively demoting him back to Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German and it is the second highest rank. It is outranked by Rav Aluf (Lieutenant General or General). The modern day military of Germany also uses the rank of Major General, referred to as . In fiction, the best-known Major General... major general.

After that, D. H. Hill commanded only as a volunteer in smaller actions away from the major armies. Hill was division commander when he, along with Joseph E. Johnston, surrendered on April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). There are 249 days remaining. Events 1478 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. 1607 - English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry... April 26th, 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 - American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February - The Only known month in History without a Full moon. February 17 - American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union... 1865.

In 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January – June January 6 – Ottoman troops clash with men of a Maronite leader Karam in St. Doumit in Lebanon - Turks are defeated January 12 - Royal Aeronautical Society is formed ( London) January 28 - 800 Maronite troops clash with Ottoman troops... 1866- 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 - North German Confederation issues 10gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeaters skin May 4 - Naval Battle of Hakodate in Japan. May 10 - Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 - Woman... 1869 he edited a magazine, The Land We Love, at Charlotte, NC, which dealt with social and historical subjects and had a great influence in the South. In 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 1 - Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act, introduced by United Kingdom Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. January 8 - Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United... 1877 he became president of the The University of Arkansas (also known as the U. of A. or simply Arkansas) is a public, coeducational, land-grant university system. The main campus is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Founded in 1871, Arkansas is known for strong programs in agriculture and business. The University enrolls approximately 16,000 students... University of Arkansas, a post which he held until 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). Events January 4 - The Fabian Society is founded in London. February 1 - Edition one of the or Labour Day, is now a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. July 5 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon. August... 1884, and in 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 4 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant on Mary Gartside. January 20 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 - Troops loyal to the Mahdi conquer Khartoum February February 5 - King Leopold II... 1885 president of the Military and Agricultural College of Milledgeville, State nickname: by Hoagy Carmichael was originally written about a woman of that name, but after Georgia native Ray Charles sang it, the state legislature voted it the state song. Ray Charles sang it on the legislative floor when the bill passed. The state tree is the Southern live oak... Georgia. General Hill died at Charlotte, NC, in 1889.

References

• R. V. Johnson and C. C. Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, 1887-88
• Clement Anselm Evans (editor), Confederate Military History, 1899
• Dr. Dan L. Morrill, Daniel Harvey Hill: The Formative Years (http://www.he.net/~brumley/hillrev.htm)
• Ed Churchill, Daniel Harvey Hill -- His Own Worst Enemy (http://www.civilwarweb.com/articles/06-99/dhhill.htm)
• Civil War Biographies (http://www.civilwarhome.com/biograph.htm)

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