Benjamin J. Hill | |
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Born | McMinnville, Tennessee | June 13, 1825
Died | January 5, 1880 McMinnville, Tennessee | (aged 54)
Buried | Old McMinnville City Cemetery, McMinnville, Tennessee |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier General, CSA |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Benjamin Jefferson Hill (June 13, 1825 – January 5, 1880) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a merchant and served in the Tennessee Senate. After the war, he was a merchant, lawyer and president of the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad.