Huguenot in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026
1. Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA Marker
Born November 9, 1825, in Culpeper, Virginia
Killed in action April 2, 1865, in Petersburg, Virginia
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 2006
This granite was originally part of the Marshall Theater which was erected in 1818 on the southeast 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.
Erected 2006 by The Pickett Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1865.
Location. 37° 32.922′ N, 77° 35.54′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Huguenot. It can be reached from the intersection of Wainfleet Drive and Pittaway Drive, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the Old Winston Family
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Regionally, this marker is 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 least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bellona Foundry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Westham Bridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Heath Gravity Railroad (approx. 2.6 miles away); First Railroad in Virginia (approx. 2.9 miles away); Westhampton Settlement Subdivision (approx. 3 miles away); Trabue's Tavern (approx. 3 miles away); Ziontown Community (approx. 3.1 miles away); Black Heath (approx. 3.3 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Chesterfield Railroad (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Bellona Arsenal (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. There is a walking path back to the cemetery but there is no signage - either permitting access or denying it - so any visitor should consider this when attempting to visit the marker. The lot is privately owned, it is not a public park.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A.P. Hill's 3rd internment: After 131 years beneath a Richmond monument, Hills remains were exhumed in 2022 following
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 2, 2026
2. Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill, CSA Marker
There is a notable dent - typically indicating an excavated grave - just south of the marker, shown here at upper right.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 20, 2024
3. Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill Hollywood Cemetery Plot
The plot A.P. Hill was removed to in Hollywood Cemetery in 1867 was only ever marked by his name on a curb. The plot is now occupied by a Capt. Richard Wamack.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2007
4. A. P. Hill Monument in Richmond
This monument marks the third resting place of Gen. A.P. Hill. The monument was dismantled in 2022 and Hill's remains were reinterred in Culpeper.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 25, 2025
5. Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill's 4th Gravesite
Seen at Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, Virginia. Gen. Hill was moved to the shown site in January 2023. It is his fourth resting place. He was only ever interred in Chesterfield because the evacuation of Richmond following the fall of Petersburg prevented interment in Hollywood Cemetery. Exhumed from the Winston family cemetery in 1867, his remains were in Hollywood Cemetery until 1892, when he was moved by veterans to the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue in the planned communities of Lewis Ginter's Richmond suburbs. Ginter had served under AP Hill and donated land for his third burial site. Hill's remains were placed inside the base of the Laburnum/Hermitage monument and remained in that intersection until December 2022. He never asked to be buried there; in fact, his family initially contested the effort to disinter him from Hollywood Cemetery. His contemporary family had always desired him to be buried in Culpeper, where he finally rests.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 9, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on February 26, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
