Benjamin J. Hill

Benjamin J. Hill
Born(1825-06-13)June 13, 1825
McMinnville, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 5, 1880(1880-01-05) (aged 54)
McMinnville, Tennessee
Buried
Old McMinnville City Cemetery, McMinnville, Tennessee
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Service / branchConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General, CSA
Battles / warsAmerican 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.