Little Powell

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Little Powell was the nickname of Confederate Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, a prominent corps commander in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
allegiance Confederate States of America
appliedTo Ambrose Powell Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill
associatedWith Army of Northern Virginia
Confederate States Army
birthDate 1825-11-09
birthPlace Culpeper County, Virginia
burialPlace Richmond, Virginia
causeOfDeath killed in action
commanded Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
deathDate 1865-04-02
deathPlace Petersburg, Virginia
education United States Military Academy
graduationYear 1847
hasFamilyName Hill
hasGivenName Ambrose
hasMiddleName Powell
hasRankOf Lieutenant General
killedBy Union soldier
knownFor rapid marches and aggressive tactics
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
militarySpecialty artillery officer
nicknameOrigin derived from his middle name Powell and small stature
notableFor corps command in the Army of Northern Virginia
participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
previousRank Brigadier General
Major General
promotedToLieutenantGeneral 1863-05-24
refersTo A. P. Hill
linked to: A.P. Hill
reinterredAt Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond
relatedTo John Hunt Morgan
linked to: John H. Morgan
religion Episcopalian
servedAs corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia
division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia
servedIn Mexican–American War
United States Army
servedUnder Robert E. Lee
spouse Kitty Morgan McClung
stateOfOrigin Virginia
usedDuring American Civil War

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A.P. Hill nickname Little Powell