Alonzo Alexander Franklin Hill, C.S.A.

Alonzo Alexander Franklin Hill, C.S.A.

(Available records from the Civil War have major as the highest rank Hill attained. One biographical sketch from 1901 asserts that he was a lieutenant colonel when the war ended. In this photograph, he has the sleeve braids of a colonel and at least two stars on his collar [indicating a lieutenant c...

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Main Author: Motes, C.W.; Athens, Ga.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6526
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Alonzo Alexander Franklin Hill, C.S.A.
Motes, C.W.; Athens, Ga.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Hill, Alonzo Alexander Franklin, 1826-1872; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Georgia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Available records from the Civil War have major as the highest rank Hill attained. One biographical sketch from 1901 asserts that he was a lieutenant colonel when the war ended. In this photograph, he has the sleeve braids of a colonel and at least two stars on his collar [indicating a lieutenant colonel] and possible a third mostly hidden by his hair.) Graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1848 and served for seven years as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy. Graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1860. Captain of the Troup Artillery of Athens, Georgia. Resigned his state militia commission in February 1861 and was elected captain of 1st Georgia Regulars in June 1861. After the war, Hill lived in Eufaula, Alabama, where he died in January 1872; he is buried in Athens, Georgia. Sources: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/centennialcatalog/html/HILL_Alonzo_Alexander_Franklin_page1.html and http://www.jackmasters.net/troup/roster.html
spelling Q0000000402Q402Alonzo Alexander Franklin Hill, C.S.A.(Available records from the Civil War have major as the highest rank Hill attained. One biographical sketch from 1901 asserts that he was a lieutenant colonel when the war ended. In this photograph, he has the sleeve braids of a colonel and at least two stars on his collar [indicating a lieutenant colonel] and possible a third mostly hidden by his hair.) Graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1848 and served for seven years as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy. Graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1860. Captain of the Troup Artillery of Athens, Georgia. Resigned his state militia commission in February 1861 and was elected captain of 1st Georgia Regulars in June 1861. After the war, Hill lived in Eufaula, Alabama, where he died in January 1872; he is buried in Athens, Georgia. Sources: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/centennialcatalog/html/HILL_Alonzo_Alexander_Franklin_page1.html and http://www.jackmasters.net/troup/roster.html1860-1869Motes, C.W.; Athens, Ga.Hill, Alonzo Alexander Franklin, 1826-1872; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Georgia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsShorter Mansion photograph albumAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00456http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6526
title Alonzo Alexander Franklin Hill, C.S.A.
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