Life span: 11/09/1825 to 04/02/1865TabsLife SummaryFull name: Ambrose Powell HillPlace of Birth: Culpeper County, VABurial Place: Richmond, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: Thomas Hill (father), Fannie Russell Baptist (mother), Kitty Morgan McClung (wife, 1859)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Note Cards A.P. Hill (American National Biography) ScholarshipStrongly attached to his native state and convinced that civil war was inevitable, Hill resigned from the army on 1 March 1861 to await Virginia's call. It soon came with the colonelcy of the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry Regiment. From the moment he entered Confederate service, "Little Powell" was a familiar figure. He stood five feet, nine inches tall but weighed only 145 pounds. His chestnut hair was wavy and worn long. Catching immediate attention were his hazel eyes, which stared intently and assumed a steely glint in anger or in battle. Hill disdained uniforms and ornaments. He customarily wore calico shirts made by his wife; one, bright red in color, was his favorite battle attire. Trousers stuffed into boots, a shapeless, black hat, sword, revolver, and field glasses completed his dress. Hill regularly smoked a pipe. James I. Robertson, "Hill, A. P.," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00497.html. Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/31/1862 06/01/1862 Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 07/01/1863 07/03/1863 Battle of Gettysburg 05/05/1864 05/05/1864 The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville 05/06/1864 05/06/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day 05/07/1864 05/07/1864 In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues 08/25/1864 08/25/1864 At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad 09/30/1864 10/02/1864 In fighting around Peeble's Farm, Union forces further tighten to ring around the key town of Petersburg 04/02/1865 04/02/1865 In Virginia, Confederate General A.P. Hill is killed riding in front of the Confederate lines at Petersburg Major TopicsGettysburg Campaign Documents Subject Docs Date Title 07/06/1863 New York Times, “Details From Our Special Correspondent,” July 6, 1863 07/08/1863 Raleigh (NC) Register, “The News,” July 8, 1863 07/09/1863 Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Gen. Lee Again Victorious!,” July 9, 1863 Images Ambrose Powell Hill Ambrose Powell Hill, detail Bibliography Chicago Style Entry Link Brown, Kent Masterson and Edgar G. Archer. "The Military Career of General Ambrose Powell Hill, Part I: ‘Order A. P. Hill to Prepare for Action . . .’." Lincoln Herald 81, no. 2 (1979): 78-87. View Record
A.P. Hill (American National Biography) ScholarshipStrongly attached to his native state and convinced that civil war was inevitable, Hill resigned from the army on 1 March 1861 to await Virginia's call. It soon came with the colonelcy of the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry Regiment. From the moment he entered Confederate service, "Little Powell" was a familiar figure. He stood five feet, nine inches tall but weighed only 145 pounds. His chestnut hair was wavy and worn long. Catching immediate attention were his hazel eyes, which stared intently and assumed a steely glint in anger or in battle. Hill disdained uniforms and ornaments. He customarily wore calico shirts made by his wife; one, bright red in color, was his favorite battle attire. Trousers stuffed into boots, a shapeless, black hat, sword, revolver, and field glasses completed his dress. Hill regularly smoked a pipe. James I. Robertson, "Hill, A. P.," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00497.html.
