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 (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 (2022-present): Burial Location.
Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson
Inscription
Class of 1847, United States Military Academy at West Point
Mexican War Veteran
Seminole War Veteran
Site of his first burial April 4, 1865
Moved from this site to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond Virginia during July of 1867
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"
Placed by the Pickett Society 2004
This granite was originally part of the Marshall Theater which was erected in 1818 on the souteast corner of Broad and Seventh Streets in Richmond, Virginia. The city razed the old theater building, including several additions, in 2004. Only a few granite blocks and bricks from the original theater were saved. This being one.
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