Daniel harvey hill biography

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Creator
Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1859-1924
Size
4.5 linear feet (1 legal archival storage box, 2 half boxes.)
Call number
MC 00022

The Daniel Harvey Hill Jr. (1859 - 1924) Papers, 1883 - 1955, contain items relating to Hill's career at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) as an English professor, Vice President, and President. Many of the materials document Hill's professional career, particularly his appointment to and resignation from the presidency of the College. There are also manuscript drafts of texts Hill wrote on the Civil War and on his father, General Daniel Harvey Hill. A small number of personal materials are also included. The bulk of the materials dates from 1908 to early 1920s.

Daniel Harvey Hill Jr. (1859-1924) was an educator, college president, writer, and historian. He received a B.A., M.A. and Doctor of Literature degree from Davidson College. In 1908 he became the third pr

Biography of Daniel Harvey Hill :
Lieutenant General, Confederate States of America, educator, author, editor /
by his son, Joseph M. Hill.

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Main Author
Hill, Joseph M.

Language(s)
English

Published
[Little Rock] : Arkansas History Commission, [192?]

Subjects
Hill, D. H. > Hill, D. H. / (Daniel Harvey), > Hill, D. H. / (Daniel Harvey), / 1821-1889.

Physical Description
37 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Daniel Harvey Hill

Confederate States Army general

For the university library named after Hill's son, see D. H. Hill Jr. Library.

Daniel Harvey Hill

Hill in uniform, c. 1862

Born(1821-07-12)July 12, 1821
York District, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1889(1889-09-24) (aged 68)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Buried

Davidson College Cemetery,
Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.

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Daniel Harvey Hill (July 12, 1821 – September 24, 1889), commonly known as D. H. Hill, was a Confederate general who commanded infantry in the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil War.

Hill was known as an aggressive leader, being severely strict, deeply religious, and having dry, sarcastic humor. He was brother-in-law to Stonewall Jackson and a close friend to both James Longstreet and Joseph E. Johnston, but disagreements with both Robert E. Lee and Braxton Bragg cost him favor with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Althou

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