Sylvester G. Hill

Sylvester Gardner Hill
Col. Sylvester G. Hill
Born	(1820-06-10)June 10, 1820 North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Died	December 15, 1864(1864-12-15) (aged 44) Nashville, Tennessee
Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service / branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1862–1864
Rank	Colonel Brevet Brigadier General[1]
Commands	3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XVI Corps 35th Iowa Infantry
Battles / wars	American Civil War Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Tupelo Battle of Yellow Bayou Battle of Nashville †

Sylvester Gardner Hill (1820-1864) was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as a brigade commander during the Red River Campaign and Battle of Nashville where he was killed in action. He received a posthumous appointment as a brevet brigadier general.