120:
314:
298:
that he could not organize a reunion. The reunion was to have included ex-President
Jefferson Davis with an expected crowd of twenty thousand traveling to McMinnville for the festivities. Benjamin Jefferson Hill died at his home on January 5, 1880, only fifty-four years old. He was laid to rest under a large oak tree next to his baby daughter in the old City Cemetery in McMinnville. His devoted wife, Mary Vesta, lived until March 1, 1909, and became one of the last people to be interred in the old cemetery on High Street.
328:
31:
297:
However, when 1878 arrived, so did a terrible cholera and yellow fever epidemic that affected all of
Tennessee. It was so terrible that people were advised to stay away from crowds and not to assemble in large groups. This killed the hopes for a reunion of the 35th. By 1879, Hill's health was so poor
301:
Benjamin
Jefferson Hill died of yellow fever January 5, 1880, at McMinnville, Tennessee and is buried in Old City Cemetery, McMinnville. Benjamin Jefferson Hill died at his home on January 5, 1880, only fifty-four years old. He was laid to rest under a large oak tree next to his baby daughter in the
293:
He was also the Mayor of McMinnville, TN. Col. Hill and Col. Savage took to the podium one day when there was a group crying out for the KKK. Both Col. Savage and Col. Hill denounced joining or supporting the KKK in the local middle
Tennessee area around Warren County or any counties tangenting
188:
service as colonel of the 35th
Tennessee Infantry Regiment by Tennessee Governor Isham Harris, which was the designation given to the 5th Tennessee Volunteers when they were mustered into Confederate service. Hill's regiment was assigned to the brigade of
302:
old City
Cemetery in McMinnville. His devoted wife, Mary Vesta, lived until March 1, 1909, and became one of the last people to be interred in the old cemetery on High Street, McMinnville TN.
290:
After the war, Hill returned to McMinnville where he again engaged in business as a merchant and practiced law. He also was president of the McMinnville and
Manchester Railroad.
239:, where they were consolidated with the 48th Tennessee Infantry. Hill served as provost marshal of the Army of Tennessee between February 3, 1864, and August 23, 1864.
242:
Hill was promoted to brigadier general (temporary) on
November 30, 1864. Although his experience had been in the infantry, Hill was transferred to Brigadier General
650:
294:
Warren County TN. Col. Hill spoke that the citizens and local County leadership work together for the benefit of all and did not need the KKK's help at all.
645:
341:
184:
Benjamin J. Hill began his Civil War service as colonel of the 5th
Tennessee Volunteers in the Provisional Army of Tennessee. He resigned to enter
675:
690:
640:
670:
680:
665:
584:
466:
227:
after
Cleburne was wounded in those battles. Hill also was wounded at Richmond. Hill and his regiment also fought at the
161:
660:
614:
599:
569:
550:
516:
492:
430:
394:
176:. He was a successful merchant and Tennessee state senator from 1855 until the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.
685:
528:
Warner, 1959, p. 136, Faust, 1986, p. 361, and Sifakis, 1988, p. 309, state that this duty began in late 1863.
273:
88:
266:
655:
319:
201:
247:
258:
190:
185:
149:
146:
123:
100:
250:
220:
173:
119:
50:
243:
228:
635:
630:
262:
254:
232:
224:
8:
216:
153:
134:
610:
595:
580:
565:
546:
512:
488:
462:
426:
390:
212:
30:
282:
in Alabama and Georgia. Hill was paroled at Chattanooga, Tennessee on May 16, 1865.
333:
279:
236:
205:
197:
193:
157:
557:
382:
276:
269:. In the closing months of the war, he participated in Forrest's defense against
624:
270:
54:
223:(Murfreesboro). Hill led Cleburne's brigade at Richmond and at the
579:, edited by Patricia L. Faust. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
461:, edited by Patricia L. Faust. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
160:. After the war, he was a merchant, lawyer and president of the
200:. Hill served under Cleburne until Cleburne was killed at the
257:
division in destroying the railroad and blockhouses between
204:
on November 30, 1864. Hill also led the regiment at the
607:
Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
423:
Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
172:
Benjamin Jefferson Hill was born on June 13, 1825, in
156:. Before the war, he was a merchant and served in the
609:
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
577:
Historical Times Illustrated History of the Civil War
459:
Historical Times Illustrated History of the Civil War
425:
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
79:
Old McMinnville City Cemetery, McMinnville, Tennessee
519:. First published New York, McKay, 1959. pp. 400-401
309:
575:Faust, Patricia L. "Hill, Benjamin Jefferson" in
564:. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001.
457:Faust, Patricia L. "Hill, Benjamin Jefferson" in
389:. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001.
342:List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)
622:
253:Cavalry Corps. He cooperated with Major General
651:People of Tennessee in the American Civil War
503:
501:
479:
477:
475:
377:
215:, in which they initiated the attack at the
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
375:
373:
371:
369:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
646:Confederate States Army brigadier generals
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
29:
498:
472:
553:. First published New York, McKay, 1959.
400:
354:
235:, including the unsuccessful defense of
145:(June 13, 1825 – January 5, 1880) was a
436:
623:
179:
676:19th-century American businesspeople
162:McMinnville and Manchester Railroad
13:
691:19th-century Tennessee politicians
641:People from McMinnville, Tennessee
14:
702:
671:19th-century American legislators
211:Hill led his regiment in Bragg's
326:
312:
118:
681:19th-century American merchants
594:New York: Facts On File, 1988.
487:New York: Facts On File, 1988.
522:
1:
666:19th-century American lawyers
592:Who Was Who in the Civil War.
535:
485:Who Was Who in the Civil War.
167:
89:Confederate States of America
285:
7:
305:
267:Franklin-Nashville Campaign
10:
707:
545:. New York: McKay, 1988.
541:Boatner, Mark Mayo, III.
511:. New York: McKay, 1988.
507:Boatner, Mark Mayo, III.
320:American Civil War portal
130:
114:
106:
94:
84:
74:
60:
37:
28:
21:
661:Tennessee state senators
543:The Civil War Dictionary
509:The Civil War Dictionary
347:
251:Nathan Bedford Forrest's
562:Civil War High Commands
387:Civil War High Commands
244:William Hicks Jackson's
186:Confederate States Army
147:Confederate States Army
143:Benjamin Jefferson Hill
101:Confederate States Army
221:Battle of Stones River
174:McMinnville, Tennessee
70:McMinnville, Tennessee
686:American slave owners
556:Eicher, John H., and
381:Eicher, John H., and
229:Battle of Chickamauga
107:Years of service
265:near the end of the
233:Chattanooga Campaign
225:Battle of Perryville
16:American politician
590:Sifakis, Stewart.
483:Sifakis, Stewart.
248:Lieutenant General
217:Battle of Richmond
202:Battle of Franklin
196:and fought at the
180:American Civil War
154:American Civil War
135:American Civil War
656:Tennessee lawyers
585:978-0-06-273116-6
467:978-0-06-273116-6
277:James H. Wilson's
213:Kentucky Campaign
191:Brigadier General
150:brigadier general
140:
139:
124:Brigadier General
698:
605:Warner, Ezra J.
529:
526:
520:
505:
496:
481:
470:
455:
434:
421:Warner, Ezra J.
419:
398:
379:
336:
334:Biography portal
331:
330:
329:
322:
317:
316:
315:
237:Missionary Ridge
206:Siege of Corinth
198:Battle of Shiloh
194:Patrick Cleburne
158:Tennessee Senate
122:
96:
67:
47:
45:
33:
23:Benjamin J. Hill
19:
18:
706:
705:
701:
700:
699:
697:
696:
695:
621:
620:
558:David J. Eicher
538:
533:
532:
527:
523:
506:
499:
482:
473:
456:
437:
420:
401:
383:David J. Eicher
380:
355:
350:
332:
327:
325:
318:
313:
311:
308:
288:
182:
170:
110:1861–1865
80:
69:
65:
64:January 5, 1880
49:
43:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
704:
694:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
619:
618:
603:
588:
573:
554:
537:
534:
531:
530:
521:
497:
471:
435:
399:
352:
351:
349:
346:
345:
344:
338:
337:
323:
307:
304:
287:
284:
255:William Bate's
181:
178:
169:
166:
138:
137:
132:
128:
127:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
98:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
76:
72:
71:
68:(aged 54)
62:
58:
57:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
703:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
628:
626:
616:
615:0-8071-0823-5
612:
608:
604:
601:
600:0-8160-1055-2
597:
593:
589:
586:
582:
578:
574:
571:
570:0-8047-3641-3
567:
563:
559:
555:
552:
551:0-8129-1726-X
548:
544:
540:
539:
525:
518:
517:0-8129-1726-X
514:
510:
504:
502:
494:
493:0-8160-1055-2
490:
486:
480:
478:
476:
468:
464:
460:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
433:. pp. 135-136
432:
431:0-8071-0823-5
428:
424:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
396:
395:0-8047-3641-3
392:
388:
384:
378:
376:
374:
372:
370:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
353:
343:
340:
339:
335:
324:
321:
310:
303:
299:
295:
291:
283:
281:
278:
275:
274:Major General
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
249:
245:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
219:, and at the
218:
214:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
192:
187:
177:
175:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:
144:
136:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:
99:
93:
90:
87:
83:
77:
73:
63:
59:
56:
52:
48:June 13, 1825
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
606:
591:
576:
561:
542:
524:
508:
484:
458:
422:
386:
300:
296:
292:
289:
259:Murfreesboro
246:division of
241:
210:
183:
171:
142:
141:
131:Battles/wars
66:(1880-01-05)
636:1880 deaths
631:1825 births
231:and in the
152:during the
51:McMinnville
625:Categories
536:References
271:Union Army
168:Early life
85:Allegiance
44:1825-06-13
286:Aftermath
263:Nashville
55:Tennessee
495:. p. 309
469:. p. 361
397:. p. 296
306:See also
95:Service/
613:
598:
583:
568:
549:
515:
491:
465:
429:
393:
97:branch
75:Buried
348:Notes
126:, CSA
611:ISBN
596:ISBN
581:ISBN
566:ISBN
547:ISBN
513:ISBN
489:ISBN
463:ISBN
427:ISBN
391:ISBN
280:raid
261:and
115:Rank
61:Died
38:Born
627::
560:.
500:^
474:^
438:^
402:^
385:.
356:^
208:.
164:.
53:,
617:.
602:.
587:.
572:.
46:)
42:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
