HILL GENERATION THREE
9. SAMUEL3 HILL, (William2, Richard1),
d bef 1850 Wilson Co., TN m 1st Nancy Hill m2nd 24 Sep 1833
Wilson Co., TN Mary Simpson. Samuel is on the 1810 census of Rutherford Co., TN
listed next to William Alsup. On 13 Oct 1810 Samuel had 28 acres of land on head
waters of Fall creek in Wilson Co., TN surveyed. The land entry was on 6 Mar
1810. The survey chain carriers were John Alsup and Samuel Hill. Samuel was the
guardian of Hirum H. and Sterling Alsup children of his sister, Elizabeth Hill
Alsup. On 16 Oct 1841, he deeded to his daughter, Dorcas, the wife of James L.
Wamack, his negro girl slave Linda. On 21 July 1843, Samuel deeded to his four
youngest children, Samuel, Asaph, Clark Cummings and Henry Harrison Hill, 160
acres of land in Wilson Co., TN. Also in Wilson County with Samuel were his
nephew, Mathew Hill, and his niece, Elizabeth Hill Achinson wife of Nathaniel
Achinson, and his Alsup relatives. Children by Nancy Hill:
+ 43. i. Dorcas Hill m James Womack.
Children by Mary Simpson:
+ 44. ii. Samuel Hill b ca 1835 Wilson Co., TN m Rebecca _____ b 1838 TN.
+ 45. iii. Asaph Hill b ca 1837 Wilson Co., TN d 3 July 1863 Gettysburg, PA.B.
+ 46. iv. Clark Cummings Hill.
+ 47. v. Henry Harrison Hill b ca 1841 Wilson Co., TN.
ACTUAL BATTLE FLAG OF 7th INFANTRY
45. ASAPH4 HILL, (Samuel3,
William2, Richard1),
b ca 1837 Wilson Co., TN d 3 July 1863 Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania. Asaph apparently never married. He enlisted as a private on 20 May
1861 at Nashville, TN in Company F "The Stateville Tigers", 7th
Tennessee Infantry Regiment (Confederate). The regiment was mustered into
service in July 1861 at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee. On 15 July 1861 it left by
train for Virginia. In July 1861 Asaph was made Sergeant Major of the Regiment.
During the entire war the regiment was known part of the Army of Northern
Virginia. The regiment participated in the Cheat Mountain Campaign in West
Virginia. They were then part of command of Major General Thomas J.
"Stonewall" Jackson and participated in expedition to Bath, Virginia
on 4 Jan 1862. On 26 April 1862 Asaph was promoted to Captain and assumed
command of Company F. On 31 May 1862 the regiment was in the Battle of Seven
Pines. At that time Brigadier General James J. Archer assumed command of the
Brigade and was thereafter known as Archer’s Brigade. The regiment was in the
battles of Mechaniesville and Gaines Mills; Battle of Cedar Run on 9 August
1862; at Manassas Junction on 26 August 1862; Manassas Plains on 28 August 1862;
Second Manassas; Harper’s Ferry, and Sharpsburg. Asaph was wounded on 17,
September 1862 at Sharpsburg, and was furloughed to Tennessee during rest of
September and October. He rejoined his company in November 1862. He was then in the Battle of
Fredericksbury on 13 December 1862; Chancellorsville on 3 May 1863. The regiment
opened the fightin on May 3rd with the capture of a strong point in
front of the Chancellor house, and later was in the charge which captured the
Chancellor house. In the Confederat Veteran Captain F. S. Harris of Regiment
wrote that, "That he lead his company into every battle with gallantry that
it was often the compliment of the regiment." "He lead his company in
every one of the seven days’ battles around Richmond, when the men were placed
for the second and last time under Stonewall Jackson." "At the head of
his company Capt Hill helped to break the impetuous charge of Banks at Cedar
Run." "The three days of second Manassas found him dusty, sun-browned,
and hungry, but still in command of his company." "Several times
during this campaign Capt Hill commanded the regiment. Fredericksbury found him
on the front line with Company F at his back." "At Chancellorsville he
was conspicuous for his bravery. He walked all the way to Gettysburg at the head
of his company. Archer’s Brigade was the point guard in march to Gettysburg
and as such the Brigade was the first one to come into contact with the Union
Army. The Brigade was in the charge on Cemetery Hill known as "Pickett’s
Charge"." Actually the charge was made by four brigades from Heth’s
Division and two from Pickett’s Division. Captain Harris relates Asaph actions
at Cemetery Hill as follows: "When that fatal day and the world’s
greatest charge was ordered, Capt. Hill, stepped to the front smiling, as was
his custom on such occasions." "He carried his company to the
"stone wall" so well known in that battle." "Capt.
Alexander, was perhaps the last man who ever spoke to him, told me afterwards
that Capt. Hill stood waving his sword to his men, urging them forward in the
face of one hundred pieces of artillery in front, and more than that on Round
Top, and three lines of Federal infantry." "Capt. Alexander thinks
death was instantaneous. He was strictly honest, always courteous, obliging, and
was said to be the handsomest man in the regiment."
ASAPH HILL PICTURE
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