Agues Hill

Agues Hill
5th President of the Republic of Dixieland
Term: April 2, 1804 - April 29, 1804
Preceded By: William T. Covington
Succeeded By: Marcus Gus
Personal Details
Born: July 5, 1755
Death: April 29, 1804 (49)
Party: Dixiecrat
State: South Carolina
Military Service
Allegiance: Republic of Dixieland
Branch/Service: South Carolina Militia
Years of Service: 1802-1804
Rank: Major General
Battles/Wars:
*Battle of New Orleans
*First Battle of Charleston
Agues Hill was a General and President for the Republic of Dixieland, Hill is notable for killing Brigadier General Andrew Jackson in a duel and defeating George Benckendorf at the First Battle of Charleston.
==Military Service ==
Agues Hill got a commission from William T. Covington during the Second American Civil War. Hill marched west to New Orleans in 1802, capturing the city without resistance, Andrew Jackson would approach the city in in late August, and Hill would put up a defense before being beaten at the Battle of New Orleans. Hill would duel Jackson after this, winning the duel and killing Jackson in the end.
In 1803 Hill escaped his imprisonment in Washington D.C., making it back south to South Carolina his home state. Hill would arrive and be reinstated to his command, leading his army to victory in the First Battle of Charleston against George Benckendorf. After the battle Hill was ordered to move south into Georgia, afterwards an army of under Theophile Lybaert took Charleston in the Second Battle of Charleston.
Hill would be in Savannah for the end of the war, challenging George Benckendorf to a duel, which neither side would win. Spiteful Hill shot at Benckendorf while not in a duel, and was arrested. Hill tried to kill himself, and a near by sympathetic Private Victor Gus shot and killed Gus on the ground, Victor was then arrested.
== Presidency ==
Hill served for less then a month as President of the Republic of Dixieland, but in his time he'd see the slow collapse of his forces, and in his death the last of Georgia surrendered. Hill was succeeded by Marcus Gus, who continued the fight up north.
==Personal Life==
Agues Hill was born on July 5, 1755 in Wildwood, South Carolina, little more is known beyond that.