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)
Married: 1848Children:
Robert Hall Morrison Hill 1850 – 1857
(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)
Willie Morrison Hill 1855 – 1856
(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)
Nancy Lee Hill 1857 – 1938
(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)
James Irwin Hill 1864 – 1866
(Buried: Davidson College Cemetery, Davidson, North Carolina)
Education:
1842: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (28th in class)
Occupation before War:
1842 – 1849: Served in United States Army, rising to Major
1849 – 1854: Mathematics Professor at Washington College
1850 – 1861: Author of Essays for Southern Quarterly
1854 – 1859: Mathematics Professor at Davidson College
1856: Author of “Consideration of the Sermon on the Mount”
1858: Author of “Elements of Algebra”
1859 – 1861: Superintendent of North Carolina Military Institute
1860: Author of “Crucifixion of Christ”
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 1st North Carolina Infantry
1861: Commander of Department of the Peninsula
1861: Participated in the Battle of Big Bethel
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1861: Commander Department of Fredericksburg
1861: Commander of District of Pamlico
1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1865: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign
1862: Participated in the Battle of Antietam
1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Led Confederate troops protecting Richmond, Virginia
1863: Sent to serve in the Army of Tennessee
1863: Received the Provisional Promotion of Lt. General
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga, Tennessee
1863 – 1864: Commanded as a Volunteer in the Army
1865: Participated in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
1865: Surrendered with General Joseph E. Johnston's Army
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1872: Editor of a Magazine called The Land We Love
1877 – 1884: President of Arkansas Industrial University
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
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