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| South |
| 1825-1865 |
| Virginia
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| Lieutenant General |
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Known as a particularly ferocious
fighter, Ambrose Hill was promoted to Confederate lieutenant
general shortly before his death in 1865. Like many other
Virginians, the West Point graduate followed his state
onto the battlefield, helping Robert
E. Lee defend Richmond against McClellan
in 1862 and fighting alongside the legendary "Stonewall"
Jackson. The veteran of a dozen battles was shot down
at Petersburg, just before
the war's end. |
