Creator

Date Original

1864-1865

Description

This collection contains the outgoing letterbook of Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel H. Hill from March 4, 1864 to May 26, 1865. The letters pertain to the Confederate Ordnance Works at Tyler, Texas, and were sent to Confederate officers in Texas and other neighboring states. The National Archives microfilmed this record in 1949.

Biographical/Historical Note

Lieutenant Gabriel H. Hill (1837-1904) commanded the Confederate Ordnance Works at Tyler, Texas, from October 1863 until the end of the Civil War. Hill was an officer in the United States Army until the beginning of the Civil War, when he entered Confederate service. After the war, he lived in Danville, Missouri, and Charlottesville, Virginia, where he was a physician.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Missouri; Virginia

Language

English

Identifier

MG.00079

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Gabriel H. Hill letters, MG.00079

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Gabriel H. Hill letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

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