General Ambrose P. Hill

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Petersburg_Campaign
gptkb:Culpeper_County
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Civil War battles
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Southern_military_strategy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Confederate_Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate November 9, 1825
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Culpeper,_Virginia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace Hollywood Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ambrose_Powell_Hill_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate April 2, 1865
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Petersburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and documentaries
Books_about_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Ambrose_Powell_Hill_III
gptkb:Hill_family_of_Virginia
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor Leadership_in_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Ambrose P. Hill
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:knownFor Tactical innovations
Effective use of artillery
Rapid movement of troops
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in history
Respected by peers
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
Served_in_the_Mexican-American_War
Served_in_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Light_Division
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Third_Corps,_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Hill's_Division_named_in_his_honor
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Richard_S._Ewell
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1847–1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hill
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Heth