Hill, Jim Dan, 1897-

Major general, United States National Guard; author of The Minute Man in Peace and War : A History of the National Guard (Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole, 1964).

From the description of Jim Dan Hill correspondence, 1956, with university libraries. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867636

A soldier, educator, and author, Jim Dan Hill was born in 1897 in Leon County, Texas, and educated at Baylor University, the University of Colorado, and the University of Minnesota. He served in the National Guard from 1923 to 1956, retiring as a Major-General. From 1931-1964, Hill was president of Wisconsin State College, and moved from Wisconsin to Abilene, Texas, in 1971. His published works include Sea Dogs of the Sixties, The Texas Navy, The Minute Men in Peace and War , and The Civil War Sketchbook. He also contributed book reviews to Abilene's Reporter-News and served as president of the West Texas Historical Association. Hill died in 1983 in Abilene, Texas.

From the guide to the Jim Dan Hill Papers, S 441. 1., 1860-1979 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

Biographical/Historical Note

Major general, United States National Guard; author of The Minute Man in Peace and War : A History of the National Guard (Harrisburg, Pa.: Stackpole, 1964)

From the guide to the Jim Dan Hill correspondence with university libraries, 1956, (Hoover Institution Archives)