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

D.H. Hill

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 Sites • Education • War, 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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 walking distance of this marker: Original Chapel of Davidson College (approx. ¼ mile away); With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (approx. ¼ mile away); Davidson College War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Davidson Alumni World War II Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named With These Hands: A Memorial to the Enslaved and Exploited, 2025 (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Davidson College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Helper Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Davidson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Davidson College (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

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.

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.

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 1,026 times since then and 33 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.