Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General. Born in Culpeper, Virginia, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where his roommate was George McClellan, future commander of the Union Army of the Potomac. Graduating in 1847, he was initially commissioned in the artillery, serving with distinction in the Mexican War and the Third Seminole War. In March 1861, he resigned from the United States Army to serve in the Confederate Army, and was immediately appointed Colonel and commander of the 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Promoted to Brigadier General in February 1862, he was given command of a brigade in Major General James Longstreet's Division. In May 1862, he was promoted again, to Major General, and was placed in command of a "light" division of troops. Promoted to Lieutenant General in May 1863 after the death of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, he was placed in command of The Army of Northern Virginia's Third Corps, which he held until the end of the war. During the 1864-1865 siege of Petersburg, Virginia, with the lines around the city collapsing on April 2, 1865, he was killed in an encounter with a group of Union soldiers. The war ended a week later with the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The United States Army's Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is named for him.
View original burial (1865-1867): Original Burial Here.
View second burial (1867-1891): Cenotaph Here.
View previous burial (1891-2022): Cenotaph Here.
View final resting place and family links here (2022-present): Burial Location.
Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General. Born in Culpeper, Virginia, he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where his roommate was George McClellan, future commander of the Union Army of the Potomac. Graduating in 1847, he was initially commissioned in the artillery, serving with distinction in the Mexican War and the Third Seminole War. In March 1861, he resigned from the United States Army to serve in the Confederate Army, and was immediately appointed Colonel and commander of the 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Promoted to Brigadier General in February 1862, he was given command of a brigade in Major General James Longstreet's Division. In May 1862, he was promoted again, to Major General, and was placed in command of a "light" division of troops. Promoted to Lieutenant General in May 1863 after the death of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, he was placed in command of The Army of Northern Virginia's Third Corps, which he held until the end of the war. During the 1864-1865 siege of Petersburg, Virginia, with the lines around the city collapsing on April 2, 1865, he was killed in an encounter with a group of Union soldiers. The war ended a week later with the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The United States Army's Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is named for him.
View original burial (1865-1867): Original Burial Here.
View second burial (1867-1891): Cenotaph Here.
View previous burial (1891-2022): Cenotaph Here.
View final resting place and family links here (2022-present): Burial Location.
Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson
Inscription
"His remains were reintered here June 24, 1891."
"His remains disintered 12 December 2022 after monument to him removed"
Gravesite Details
The monument has been dismantled. Ambrose Hill's remains have been moved here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247994199/ambrose-powell-hill
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