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Captain · U.S. Army

Edward Hill

Captain Edward Hill, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War June 1, 1864

Captain Edward Hill was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 16th Michigan Infantry. Hill was 29 years old.

One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 4, 1893, 29 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Hill was born on April 13, 1835 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Hill died on October 23, 1900 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the age of 65. He is buried at Fredericksburg National Military Park Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Hill is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Led the brigade skirmish line in a desperate charge on the enemy's masked batteries to the muzzles of the guns, where he was severely wounded.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

Led the brigade skirmish line in a desperate charge on the enemy's masked batteries to the muzzles of the guns, where he was severely wounded.
  • Age at death: 65
  • Resting place: Fredericksburg National Military Park Cemetery

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Liberty — map
  • Buried: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — map

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Timeline

  1. April 13, 1835
    Born in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York
  2. June 1, 1864
    Act of valor — Cold Harbor, Virginia
    Age 29. Company K, 16th Michigan Infantry
  3. December 4, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 23, 1900
    Died in Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Age 65.
  5. Resting place
    Fredericksburg National Military Park Cemetery
    Fredericksburg, Virginia

Biography

Edward Hill (April 13, 1835 – October 23, 1900) was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor. He is one of three namesakes of Fort A.P. Hill, an Army installation in Bowling Green, Virginia, alongside First Sergeant Robert Pinn, and Private Bruce Anderson, having originally named after Confederate lieutenant general A. P. Hill and later renamed after Mary Edwards Walker.

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Named in his honor

Also honored for actions on June 1, 1864

Guy Vernor Henry Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

James W. Toban Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 ML Morgan D. Lane Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Andrew John Kelley Private · Army Civil War · 1863 PS Peter Sype Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Sidney Haight Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 AF Alexander A. Forman Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.