{⋆★⋆} MG Hill, Daniel Harvey

Daniel Harvey Hill​

Born: July 12, 1821

Birth Place: York District, South Carolina

Father: Solomon Hill 1776 – 1825

Mother: Nancy Cabeen 1779 – 1851

Wife: Isabella Morrison 1825 – 1904

(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)​

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Married: 1848

Children:

Robert Hall Morrison Hill 1850 – 1857​

(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)​

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Willie Morrison Hill 1855 – 1856​

(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)​

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Nancy Lee Hill 1857 – 1938​

(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)​

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James Irwin Hill 1864 – 1866​

(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)​

Education:

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1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (28th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1842 – 1849: Served in United States Army, rising to Major​

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1849 – 1854: Mathematics Professor at Washington College​

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1850 – 1861: Author of Essays for Southern Quarterly​

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1854 – 1859: Mathematics Professor at Davidson College​

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1856: Author of "Consideration of the Sermon on the Mount"​

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1858: Author of "Elements of Algebra"​

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1859 – 1861: Superintendent of North Carolina Military Institute​

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1860: Author of "Crucifixion of Christ"​

Civil War Career:

1861: Colonel of 1st​ North Carolina Infantry​

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1861: Commander of Department of the Peninsula​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Big Bethel​

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1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Infantry​

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1861: Commander Department of Fredericksburg​

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1861: Commander of District of Pamlico​

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1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign​

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1862 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines​

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1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg​

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1863: Led Confederate troops protecting Richmond, Virginia​

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1863: Sent to serve in the Army of Tennessee​

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1863: Received the Provisional Promotion of Lt. General​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga, Tennessee​

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1863 – 1864: Commanded as a Volunteer in the Army​

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1865: Participated in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina​

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1865: Surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army

Occupation after War:

1866 – 1872: Editor of a Magazine called The Land We Love​

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1877 – 1884: President of Arkansas Industrial University​

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1885 – 1889: President of Military & Agriculture College, Milledgeville​

Died: September 24, 1889

Place of Death: Charlotte, North Carolina

Cause of Death: Hemorrhoids, Arthritic Problems

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina

 

[rbasin]

Really there was no good reason I can see. Other than Lee must have liked A.P. better, and that D.H. wasn't a Virginian. Would seem his stand at South Mountain would have earned him a lot of points.

Maybe A.P. was easier to command

 

[Stone in the wall]

Maybe A.P. was easier to command

For who? He feuded with both Longstreet and Jackson.

 

[Pollaco]

As far as not getting Corps command, several different biographys merely state that he was "in conflict with Lee" but really give no details.Alot of historians (real and amateur) are quick to blame the loss of the "Special Orders" on Hill so could that possibly be the origin of that conflict?

 

[bayouace]

I know he was called Harvey by both of his friends. Lol. Did his men not give him another nickname that slips my mind and overchallenges my internet skills?

 

[danny]

As far as not getting Corps command, several different biographys merely state that he was "in conflict with Lee" but really give no details.Alot of historians (real and amateur) are quick to blame the loss of the "Special Orders" on Hill so could that possibly be the origin of that conflict?

I don't think so.

I believe it relates to Hill's North Carolina command. Lee was trying to increase his force in preparation for what became the Gettysburg campaign. As with most commanders, Hill was not so willing to send off some of his few brigades. This led Lee to ask the President to remove him [Lee] from responsibility for Hill's command.

 

[USS ALASKA]

"NEARLY THERE:" DANIEL HARVEY HILL, PROPONENT AND TARGET OF THE LOST CAUSE
Brit Kimberly Erslev
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of History
Chapel Hill
2011
©2011 Brit Kimberly Erslev ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

ABSTRACT
The life of Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) provides an ideal lens through which to explore the themes of honor, duty, southern identity and Civil War historical memory. A South Carolina native and product of the first formal American military educational institution at West Point, Hill combined a professional outlook with a belief in a superior Southern martial ethos and masculine duty to family and country. He was a born fighter with an irritable personality who incited controversy during his military and civilian careers. As a proponent and target of the Lost Cause, Hill actively shaped this civil religion while in the process nearly undermining his own efforts. By exploring the fluid and intertwined constructs of honor, duty, identity, and memory in one man's experience, this dissertation will illuminate the complexity of southern attitudes before, during, and after the Civil War, and question generalizations regarding Confederate veterans' approach to Lost Cause ideology.

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[danny]

The new 3rd Corps was to be composed of 12 brigades, including A P Hill's Light Div of 6 brigades.

Thus, Hill would already have familiarity of command with half of the new Corps.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Birthday Boy

Daniel Harvey Hill: The Pre-Civil War Years
Dr. Dan L. Morrill

Like many officers who commanded troops during the Civil War, Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) is best remembered for his military exploits. Hal Bridges, the author of the most substantial study of Hill's life, explains that his book "is not a biography but a study, with some biographical background, of Daniel Harvey Hill's Civil War career." James M. McPherson in his widely read Battle Cry Of Freedom singles out Hill as one of a coterie of Southerners who possessed "high potential as military leaders" but makes no mention of Hill's pre-war career. Bruce Catton likewise says nothing about Hill's pre-war years and calls Hill a "carping dyspeptic" who sent his troops into battle with a "cold fury."

This paper argues that historians, by focusing mainly or exclusively upon Hill's Civil War accomplishments, have discounted or overlooked his ante-bellum years, which this writer contends were crucial in terms of bringing into play the fundamental forces that shaped Hill's world view. "He was not less courageous in peace than in war," said Governor Angus W. McLean about Hill in Sept 1929 at the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the site of the former North Carolina Military Institution.

http://landmarkscommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Daniel-Harvey-Hill.pdf

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Taming the Tar Heel Department: D.H. Hill and the Challenges of Operational-Level Command during the American Civil War
MAJ Brit K. Erslev
U.S. Army
School of Advanced Military Studies
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
2011
Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited

Abstract
The purpose of this monograph is to identify skills and capabilities required by commanders to excel at the operational level of war and in the practice of operational art. The author evaluated the performance of Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill in his role as a department commander during the American Civil War. Department commanders were responsible for sequencing tactical operations to support the accomplishment of their government's strategic objectives but received little guidance on how to fulfill their missions. The monograph concludes that twenty-first century American military officers in similar command positions must be able to
make decisions given ambiguous guidance and a fluid operational environment, be creative and active in developing innovative techniques to better understand the operational environment, and be able to craft holistic campaign plans that go beyond offensive and defensive operations. An examination of Hill's tenure as commander of the Confederate Department of North Carolina from February to July 1863 found that he was uncomfortable translating discretionary orders into action, he was unable to adequately visualize his operational environment, and he did not construct a coherent campaign plan to accomplish disparate missions and support Confederate strategic aims. Some of Hill's struggles were due to the inability of the Confederate high command to articulate strategic priorities, the actions of the Union forces, and lack of experience in higher-level commands. Previous tactical-level experiences in the war made Hill more cautious about committing force when presented with ambiguous situations and in his capacity as department commander he did not grasp his responsibility to provide recommendations to strategic-level decision makers regarding force disposition and types of combat operations. Today's senior officers must take advantage of a decade's worth experience of war as well as an educational system which did not exist in the nineteenth century to embrace operational-level responsibilities, ask pertinent questions, and be able and willing to act given vague guidance.

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA546240.pdf

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