The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29

The Remains OF General 4. =. iii Were First
Inferred in Chesterfield


General Hilrs remains found q temporary
grave in Chesterfield county, but subsequent
ly. through the love of his comrades, Wore
transferred 10 Hollywood and thence 70 the
sarcophagus beneath the heroic bronze by
which hls companions IA arms would perpet-
uate his memory
General Hils career as O soldier can be
briefly summarized as follows; Graduated
from West Point IN l-+7. Second lieutenant
L. 5. a. Served in Mexico. First lieutenant.
promoted for distinguished services IN artillery
before City OF Mexico. September. lo5L
Served IN Florida and Texas until 1856. AS
signed Coast survey. Resigned commission
in { . :. g.. 1861. Colonel Thirteenth Virginia
infantry. May O. 1861. Acknowledgement
First brigade, Iongstreets DIVISION. fehru-
ary 26th. lsG2-First Eleventh. Seventeenth,
and Seventh Virginia regiments. Ma or-,en-
eral Light DIVISION Jackson corps, May 70.
1S62-fender's brigade North Carolua troops
McGowan's brigade South Carolina troops.
Archer brigade Tennessee troops. BrOcken-
br0ugh brigade Virginia troops. Scales orig
ade North Carolina troops. lanes brigade
North Carolina troops. Colonel K. J.. Walkers
artillery. Northumberland and commen-
der of the Third corps. Army Northern r.
ginia, May Is. 1868 Heths division. Ma
hone division. Wilcox's division. General X.
L. Walkers Third corps Artillery battalion
eighty pieces. Killed before feterSDurs'
April 2, 1865.
IFS STAFF.
The following were the officers on General
4. +. Hills stafwhiie commanding the lhird
army corps.
Leuteuant-Colonel William II. Palmer;
assistant Acknowledgement ana chief OF stan;
Mslor ". Norborne Starke. assistant adJu-
tant-geleral. Captain Murray +. Taylor. aid
de-camp Captain +. I. Hill. aid-de-cemp'
MAJOR Conway Il. Howard. engineer. MAJOR
X y. Nngate. iuspector-eeneral. Captain Il.
III. 4. Adams. chiei sigma, officer; MAJOR /. Is.
HlI. chief cOmmlssary. Captain ". >. J..
Mayo, assistant cOmmissary; Major ). g.
Field. Chief quartermaster. Captain H. VI.
Field. assistant quaTtermsster. III ). W.
Powell. chief surgeon DR.. f.. L. Frost. as
sistant to surgeon General x. Lindsay Walk
CT. chief OF artillery; Sergeant George W.
Tucker, chief Of cOurlers.
Lxs's OPINION.
General Robert T. Lee expressed the fol-
loving opinion about General Hill IN letter
10 President Davis October >. lotZ. ~ the
close OF the Antietam campaign
In reference 10 commanders OF corps with
the rank OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of which you
request my opinion. ! can confidently recon-
mend Generals Longsireet and jackson IN
this army My opinion OF the merits OF
General Jackson has been greatly enhanced
during this expedition. He ls true, honest
aud brave. has n single eye 10 the good o. the
service and spares no exertion 10 accomplish
bis object Next 10 these two officers con-
slider General A. L. Hill the best commander
with me. lie fights his troops well gnd takes
good care Of them. At present ] do not
think that moro than two commanders OF
corps are necessary for thls army.
KEMPER' oPINIoN.
General J. L. Kemper in letter 10 Colonel
W. II. Palmer. of this city, has the following
to say about General Hill
Il think very few men more honor and
cherish the memory OF General A. L. Hill
than do. lie and | were born within few
miles of each other. In his very early boy
hood LIZ was sef-reliant forceful and bright,
and "a l.recall his early qualities they seem TO
ma now TO have fortokened his valiant and
eminent career as soldier. When he be-
came brigadier-geperal my regiment was part
OF mis- brigade. aud under him went through
the battle Of Williamsburg, which TO mo WAS
perhaps the most satisfactory battle l ever