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Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 18: Fredericksburg. (search)
Major-General A. P. Hill; and that of Major-General D. H. Hill. To these were attached numerous batlies for the sustenance of the army. General D. H. Hill proceeded to Port Royal on the 3rd of Deters the Rappahannock. The attention of General D. H. Hill was somehow called to it, as offering anngstreet. At Port Royal was the division of D. H. Hill; between him and Longstreet, was the divisioer behind Gregg and Archer. The division of D. H. Hill was held as a reserve in the third line. Alhin the woods, and the fragments of the line of Hill and of his enemies were mixed in inextricable ce position of General Hood. The division of D. H. Hill, whose services had not been needed to compl the same lines, except that the division of D. H. Hill was placed in the front, and that of Early wsm which reigned among them, the division of D. H. Hill, which should, in turn, have been relieved f of December, while as yet neither Early nor D. H. Hill were in position, he might have carried, by [4 more...]
Robert Lewis Dabney, Life and Commands of Lieutenand- General Thomas J. Jackson, Chapter 19: Chancellorsville. (search)
forage and food in Spottsylvania. The corps of General Jackson now consisted of four divisions,--those of A. P. Hill; D. H. Hill, commanded by Brigadier General Rhodes; Trimble, commanded by Brigadier General Colston; and Early.--General D. H. HillGeneral D. H. Hill had been detached to another and more important command, and Major-General Trimble was detained by infirmity at his home. The four divisions now contained about twenty-eight thousand muskets, and an aggregate of more than thirty thousand men and ofe movement was begun at the appointed time by the light of a brilliant moon. The column was led by the division of General D. H. Hill, under Brigadier-General Rhodes. Before the mists of the morning had cleared away, the whole corps was far on its l of the struggle; or all that had been won would be lost. Brigadier General Rhodes, commanding the former division of D. H. Hill, was found to be the senior officer upon the field; and his modesty, with the lack of acquaintanceship between him and
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 14: the baptism of blood. (search)
ws of the first fight on Virginia soil. That morning the enemy had pressed boldly forward, in three heavy columns, against Magruder's lines at Big Bethel Church. He had been sharply repulsed in several distinct charges, with heavy loss, by D. H. Hill's regiment — the first North Carolina, and two guns of the Richmond Howitzers, commanded by Major John W. Randolphafterward Secretary of War. Naturally there was great and deep rejoicing over this news in all quarters and from all classes. time, and in the pluck of his troops, was perfect; but the ease and dash with which the victory had been achieved was looked upon as the sure presage of great success elsewhere. Although the conduct of the fight had been in the hands of Colonel D. H. Hill-afterward so well known as a staunch and hard fighting officer-and his North Carolinians had illustrated it by more than one act of personal daring; still the cannon had done the main work and it was taken as a Richmond victory. The sma
Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 28: across the Potomac and back. (search)
ial press. Secure and confident in the army that was to work their oracle, the hope of the South already drew triumphant pictures of defeated armies, harassed states, and a peace dictated from the Federal Capital. On the 14th of September, D. H. Hill, of Longstreet's corpsstationed at Boonesboro to protect Jackson's flank — was attacked by a heavy force. Heavily outnumbered, Hill fought a dogged and obstinate battle-giving and taking terrific blows, only ceasing when night stopped the fighHill fought a dogged and obstinate battle-giving and taking terrific blows, only ceasing when night stopped the fight. It was hard to tell which side had the best of the actual fighting; but the great object was gained and the next day Harper's Ferry, with its heavy garrison and immense supply of arms, stores and munitions, was surrendered to Jackson. Great was the joy in Richmond when the news of the brilliant fight at Boonesboro — the first passage of arms on Maryland soiland of the capture of the great arsenal of the North reached her anxious people. It was, they felt, but the presage of the great a
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 3: early's brigade at Manassas. (search)
eir two regiments started up the side of the hill. As we advanced the enemy disappeared behind the crest, and while we were ascending the slope Lieutenant McDonald, acting aide to Colonel Elzey, came riding rapidly towards me and requested me not to let my men fire on the troops in my front, stating that they consisted of the 13th Virginia Regiment of Elzey's brigade. I said to him,--They have been firing on my men, to which he replied, I know they have, but it is a mistake, I recognize Colonel Hill of the 13th, and his horse. This was a mistake on the part of Lieutenant McDonald, arising from a fancied resemblance of a mounted officer with the enemy to the Colonel of the 13th. This regiment did not reach the battlefield at all. This information and the positive assurance of Lieutenant McDonald, however, caused me to halt my troops and ride to the crest of the ridge, where I observed a regiment about two hundred yards to my right drawn up in line in front of the woods where Elz
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 6: manoeuvring on the Peninsula. (search)
in by the enemy's sharpshooters. About this time Major General D. H. Hill arrived at Yorktown with two brigades from Generaent of my command, but I was merely made subordinate to General Hill. The enemy continued to work very busily on his appl accommodations in the rear. In a day or two after General Hill's arrival, Colston's brigade reported to me and occupieng, beginning at Dam No. 1 and extending to James River; D. H. Hill to the command of the left wing, including Yorktown, andd of the ravine south of Yorktown. Shortly afterwards General Hill made a new arrangement of the command, by which Rodes' After dark on the night of Thursday the 1st of May, General Hill informed his subordinate commanders that the line of Waome guns that had not been mounted had to be abandoned. Hill's command, to which I was attached, moved on the direct roaas just about to move off when I received an order from General Hill to halt for a time. I soon received another order to m
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 7: battle of Williamsburg. (search)
firing on Fort Magruder. Shortly after I had placed my command in position, General Hill came up and I suggested to him the propriety of moving through the woods to the projected attack. While I was so engaged, Brigadier General Rains, also of Hill's command, came up with his brigade and formed immediately in my rear so as to take my place when I moved. General Hill soon returned with the information that the attack was to be made, and he proceeded to post some field-pieces which had come itself and the troops supporting it were entirely concealed from our view. General Hill accompanied the brigade, going with the right of it. It moved with the 5th Nigade, in reply to a request sent for reinforcements, received an order from General Hill to retire. The 23rd North Carolina Regiment, as reported by Colonel Hoke, had received an order from General Hill to change its front in the woods, doubtless for the purpose of advancing to the support of the regiment first engaged, but it d
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 8: battles around Richmond. (search)
sed of his own division, and those of Ewell, D. H. Hill, and W. H. Whiting, besides a number of batton until about sunset, and, in the meantime, D. H. Hill on our immediate right and Magruder on his rade rapidly towards the right to support General D. H. Hill. General Ewell accompanied me, and we hant to find. On reaching the field, I found General Hill and General Ewell endeavoring to form a linview by the darkness which had supervened. General Hill's troops had been compelled to retire from extreme left, and was posted in my rear. Generals Hill and Ewell remained with us until after theole division, were ordered to the support of D. H. Hill after his command had been compelled to reti of the few experiments made. Longstreet's and Hill's divisions were held in reserve because they han an affair of artillery, until ordered to General Hill's support, as the roar of the artillery drowned the sound of the small arms. General Hill states that his division numbered ten thousand me[3 more...]
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 14: affair at Ox Hill or Chantilly. (search)
rcements which I ever heard of reaching General Lee after the battles around Richmond or before or during the campaign against Pope or the campaign in Maryland. D. H. Hill's division of five brigades; McLaw's division of four brigades, composed of his own and Magruder's consolidated; and the force of Holmes and Wise-all of which the battles,--had been left for the protection of that city until the whole of McClellan's force moved from James River. When that event was fully ascertained, Hill's and McLaw's division and two of Holmes' brigades, under Walker, had been ordered to move North, but Hill and McLaws got up on the 2nd, the day after the affair aHill and McLaws got up on the 2nd, the day after the affair at Ox Hill, and Walker later, so that Pope had only to confront the 29 brigades before mentioned. My brigade was fully an average one, and my effective force did not exceed 1,500. Some idea therefore may be formed of the force with which General Lee fought the second battle of Manassas; I don't think it could have exceeded 50,000
Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A., Chapter 15: movement into Maryland. (search)
son's division took position near the city, and Hill's and Ewell's near the Junction, which is aboutapproaches from the direction of Baltimore, and Hill's those from the direction of Washington. We w to Williamsport, where we crossed the Potomac; Hill's division moving from that place directly for direction of Harper's Ferry on the approach of Hill's division. We passed through the town in the orce moved forward to invest the enemy's works, Hill's division moving on the right along the Shenane reached a woods on a hill called School House Hill, confronting the main works on Bolivar Heights,s that from the enemy's works, had ceased. General Hill had had some skirmishing with the enemy on division had been moved during the night, from Hill's position, from each side of the pike in frontdivision was a deep valley between School House Hill and Bolivar Heights, the whole of which was clee purpose of supporting an attack to be made by Hill's division, and the latter was moving to the as
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