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Davidson in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

D.H. Hill

 
 
D.H. Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
1. D.H. Hill Marker
Inscription. Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, “The Land We Love.” Grave is here.
 
Erected 1964 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-40.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesEducationWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 30.268′ N, 80° 50.774′ W. Marker is in Davidson, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. Marker is on North Main Street (State Highway 115) 0.1 miles north of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 544 N Main St, Davidson NC 28036, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Davidson College (approx. ¼ mile away); X-Ray Experiments (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chairman Blake House (approx. half a mile away); Granville Grant (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stinson Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Torrence Tavern (approx. 2.3 miles away); Torrence's Tavern (approx. 2.4 miles away); Beaver Dam (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Davidson.
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D.H. Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
2. D.H. Hill Marker
D.H. Hill Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
3. D.H. Hill Memorial
D.H. Hill Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
4. D.H. Hill Memorial
Memorial to
D.H. Hill.
He was graduated from
West Point in 1812,
served through the Mexican War
winning two Brevets for gallantry
on the field.
He entered the Civil War
as Colonel of the 1st N.C. Regt.
and rose to be a
Lieutenant General.
D.H. Hill Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
5. D.H. Hill Memorial
Born in 1821: Died in 1889.
He feared not the face of man
but feared and trusted God
with all his heart.
D.H. Hill Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
6. D.H. Hill Memorial
Bethel, Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Boonsboro, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2014, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 7, 2014, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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