D. H. Hill diary, 1846-1848 [manuscript].

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D. H. Hill diary, 1846-1848 [manuscript].

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The collection is a diary kept during the Mexican War by Daniel Harvey Hill. Entries concern Hill's experiences and observations, including comments on military operations; decisions of the government; behavior of American volunteers and Mexican troops; conditions of army life; Mexico and its people; attitudes of Mexican civilians toward American troops; experiences living with a Mexican family; and detailed descriptions of churches, religious services, and the countryside.

4 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7113101

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889

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Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889), soldier and educator, was born in York District, S.C., to Solomon Hill and Nancy Cabeen Hill. He graduated from West Point in 1842. As a United States army officer, he participated in all the major battles of the Mexican War. Hill resigned from the military in 1849 to become professor of mathematics at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). In 1854, he accepted the chair of the mathematics department at Davidson College, a position he held unti...

United States. Army

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