Benjamin J. Hill

Benjamin J. Hill
Born(1825-06-13)June 13, 1825
McMinnville, Tennessee
DiedJanuary 5, 1880(1880-01-05) (aged 54)
McMinnville, Tennessee
Buried
Old McMinnville City Cemetery, McMinnville, Tennessee
AllegianceConfederate States of America
BranchConfederate States Army
Service years1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General, CSA
ConflictsAmerican Civil War

Benjamin Jefferson Hill (June 13, 1825 – January 5, 1880) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a merchant and served in the Tennessee Senate. After the war, he was a merchant, lawyer and president of the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad.

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