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Preferred Citation:

Daniel Harvey Hill Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchases in 1981, 1983, and 1987. 4 items.

Processing Information:

Processed by Cynthia B. Brown and Ellen Strong in 1987.

Biographical Information:

Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and a Southern scholar. He was known as an aggressive leader, and as an austere, deeply religious man, with a dry, sarcastic humor. He was brother-in-law to Stonewall Jackson, 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. Although his military ability was well respected, he was underutilized by the end of the Civil War. Daniel Harvey Hill is usually referred to as D. H. Hill in historical writing, in part to distinguish him from A. P. Hill, who served with him in the Army of Northern Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Letters, 28 May 1861 and 15 April and 11 May 1862, written by Daniel Harvey Hill to his wife Isabella (Morrison) Hill, describing preparations for battle at Yorktown, Va. and building fortifications over Lord Cornwallis' earthworks; the Peninsular Campaign; morale of his soldiers; and his children. Includes a printed circular, 19 April 1865, to Hill, urging soldiers not to desert during truce negotiations.

Related Material

See also; D. H. Hill Papers, D. H. Hill Diary (#882); Charles W. Dabney Papers (#1412) in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and the D. H. Hill Papers, Duke University Library.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Peninsular Campaign, 1862
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century
• Yorktown (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865