Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-14
A YANKEE SKETCH OF A REBEL GENERAL

true condition of the army.
A YANKEE SKETCH OF A REBEL GENERAL.
The Philadelphia Presbyterian gives biography
Of MajorGeneral d. H. Hill, of North Carolina.
1t says:
sin former days, Gen. D. H. Hill was Professor
of Mathematics in Davidson College, North Carroll
ma, which position he left in 1859 to become Prn-
cipal of the North-Carolina Military Institute, at
Charlotte He was then Familiarity known as "the
Major" having won that degree in the army Of the
United States, which he resigned to enter upon civil
life. He was born in South Carolina, educated at
West Point, and fought-under Gen. Scott from Vera
Cruz to the City of Mexico, and bears still his
person some honorable scars which he received in
that great contest He is a small, slender man.
with quiet, determined air; not genial, but quite
reserved, ii not morose in manner, and gives the
impression generally of one who is content to mind
his own business, without concerning himself much
with the affairs of others.
In his house he is calmly, coldly polite-nothing
more. He was an admirable professor, being thor
oughly versed in the studies of his department. and
stimulating the students to unusual exertions; but
so much Of martinez as to wish to introduce the
srictness of West Point discipline into the college.
lie is a religious man. and was a ruling elder in the
college church, and certainly discharged all the d-
ties of his office in the church conscIentiously and
diligently. He taught bible class on the Sabbath,
composed of the more advanced students, and hav-
ing carried this class through the "Sermon on the
Mount" he afterwards published the result of his
studies this part of Scripture in a volume which
has been highly spoken of in various quarters. He
afterwards wrote series Of articles for the North
Carolina Presbyterian, which were collected and
published in book with the title "The Crucifixion
of Christ" He was a member Of the General AS
semby which met in indianapolis, 10 1852
General Hill is South Carolinian in all his feel
ings, principles and prejudices, and doubtless
ioces that he is SUCH He has nursed his hatred to
the North to such degree that it has become as
near to q passion as his cold nature permits. In
the year 1860 he delivered lecture at several
places in North Carolina, in which he complained
bitterly Of the injustice which had been done to
the South by the Northern historians Of the Revo-
lutionary war, and in which he asserted in sub
stance that all the battles gained in the Revolution
by Northern troops q series of Yankee
tricks" and that the real hard, open fighting, had
been done by the South. So inveterate is this en-
nifty to Northern men and Northern character in
General Hill, that it creeps out in unexpected places
and in most remarkable ways.
1t would puzzle the ingenuity of most men to im-
part sectional feelings and prejudces into the
trail region of mathematics; but General Hill has
succeeded in conveying covert sneers by algebraical
symbols, and insinuating disparagement through
mathematical problems. In 1857 he published a
text book called the Elements of Algebra" of
which 1T. j. Jackson" then professor of Natu-
raj and Experimental Philosophy in the Virginia
Military Institute, now the famous rebel General,
said, in formal recommendation, that be regarded
it superior to any other work with which am &C.
quainted on the same branch of science" In this
book we find number Of problems, of which We
give the following as samples:
"A Yankee mixes a certain number of wooden
nutmegs which cost him one-fourth of a cent
piece, with real nutmegs worth four cents piece,
and sells the whole assortment for S45, and gains
1915 by the fraud How many wooden nutmegs
were there 2" p. 124.
AT the Woman's Rights Convention held at
Syracuse, New York. composed of one hundred and
fifty delegates the old maids childless wives and
bedlamites were to each other as the numbers 5, z
and 3. How many were there Of each ciass% p
1879
Davidson College, in which General Hill was Pro-
feSSOr is annstitutiOn belonging to the PreSbyteri
ans of North Carolina. Four years ago the writer
was present at the annual commencement, and heard
the late Dr. Thornwell deliver one of his powerful
and elaborate sermons. A number of persons were
sitting on the day of commencement in the Prcs
dents house. then occupied by DR.. Lacy, when the
President entered and introduced a gentleman to
the company by the name Of Professor jackson,
of Va"
He was tall, rather noticeable person, of unob-
trusive manners, and sat engaged in conversation
with some Of those near him while in the room, and
then took his leave. 1t was understood that he
to be married in a few days to a daughter of the
Rev. DIR. E. II. Morrison, leading member of the
Presbytery of Concord, and pastor of a church in
the vicinity into which family General Hill had
previously married. This was the only glance we
ever had at the man who has since won so much
notoriety as General "Stonewall" jackson. His
first wife, as is well known, was the daughter Of
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