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HILL, AMBROSE P.

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HILL, AMBROSE P.
(1825 - 1865) Confederate lieutenant general who led Hill's Light Division through the battles of cedar Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville, led the III Corps at Gettysburg, killed in the final defense of Petersburg. Rare war-date A.E.S. on the verso of a Confederate surgeon's letter, 1p. 4to., "Hd. Qrs. 3rd Army Corps Medical Dept.", Sept. 10, 1863. Surgeon George Ross requests a furlough for Pvt. S. F. Harper of the 22nd N.C., citing: "…a gun shot wound received at the battle of Seven Pines, & general bad health…" On the verso, Hill writeson the same day: "…Respectfully forwarded, and attention called to endorsement of Asst. Surg. Ross. A. P. Hill Lieut. Gen.". A professionally-mended 1" x 1/2" insect hole affects only the last letter in Hill's rank, ink (typically) a bit light but entirely legible and acceptable.