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Also Known As Ambrose Powell Hill
Born November 9, 1825 • Virginia
Died April 2, 1865 (aged 39) • Petersburg • Virginia
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Chancellorsville • Battle of Fredericksburg • Battle of Gettysburg • Battle of the Wilderness • Peninsular Campaign • Petersburg Campaign • Second Battle of Bull Run • Seven Days’ Battles

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