Near Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Spot Where A.P. Hill Was Killed
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007
1. A.P. Hill Death Site Marker
A. P. Hill
was killed.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1865.
Location. 37° 11.553′ N, 77° 28.847′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It can be reached from Sentry Hill Court 0.3 miles west of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1). Marker is located in the woods, accessible from the northern point of Sentry Hill Ct. via a short path. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5930 Sentry Hill Ct, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Spot Where A.P. Hill Was Killed. After meeting his end at this location, A.P. Hill was initially buried in Midlothian, later moved to Hollywood Cemetery, then reinterred again to be buried under the monument erected in his honor on Laburnum Avenue, and finally, when the monument was removed, up to Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, Virginia, the seat of county in which he was from.
Also see . . . Ambrose Powell Hill. Civil War Biography webpage. (Submitted on February 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 25, 2007
2. A.P. Hill Death Site Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
3. Grave of A.P. Hill
Gen. A.P. Hill was ultimately buried at this site in downtown Richmond. It was the third place he was buried after his death.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
4. Gen. A.P. Hill
Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,420 times since then and 186 times this year. Last updated on September 30, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
