Sylvester G. Hill Military person

Sylvester Gardner Hill was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as a brigade commander during the Red River Campaign and Battle of Nashville where he was killed in action. He received a posthumous appointment as a brevet brigadier general.

Personal facts

Sylvester G. Hill
Birth dateJune 10, 1829
Birth place
East Greenwich Rhode Island
Date of deathDecember 15, 1864
Place of death
Nashville Tennessee

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Pleasant Hill
Battle of Nashville
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Tupelo
military branch
Union Army
military command35th Iowa Infantry
service start1862
service end1864

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