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| 1. | Ambrose Pow⋅ell [pou-uh l] , 1825–65, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. |
| 2. | Archibald Viv⋅i⋅an [viv-ee-uhn] , 1886–1977, English physiologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1922. |
| 3. | James Jerome, 1838–1916, U.S. railroad builder and financier, born in Canada. |
| 4. | Joe, 1879–1915, U.S. labor organizer and songwriter, born in Sweden. |
| Hill, Ambrose Powell 1825-1865. American Confederate officer active in the Seven Days' Battle, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Antietam (all 1862). Units under his command began the Battle of Gettysburg (1863). |
"In Great Britain heights under 2,000 feet are generally called hills; 'mountain' being confined to the greater elevations of the Lake District, of North Wales, and of the Scottish Highlands; but, in India, ranges of 5,000 and even 10,000 feet are commonly called 'hills,' in contrast with the Himalaya Mountains, many peaks of which rise beyond 20,000 feet." [OED]
Hill (hĭl), Archibald Vivian. 1886-1977.
British physiologist. He shared a 1922 Nobel Prize for his investigation of heat production in muscles and nerves.
Ambrose Powell Hill
Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War who was particularly active in the fighting around Washington, D.C. His force, called the "Light Division," was considered one of the best in the South.
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