Little Powell
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Little Powell was the nickname of Confederate Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, a prominent corps commander in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Ambrose Powell Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Culpeper County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commanded | Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiddleName | Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRankOf | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| killedBy | Union soldier ⓘ |
| knownFor | rapid marches and aggressive tactics ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | artillery officer ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from his middle name Powell and small stature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | corps command in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousRank |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
Major General ⓘ |
| promotedToLieutenantGeneral | 1863-05-24 ⓘ |
| refersTo | A. P. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinterredAt | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | John Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| servedAs |
corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Mexican–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kitty Morgan McClung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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