Malvern Hill

[ mal-vern ]

noun
  1. a plateau in E Virginia, SE of Richmond: battle 1862.

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How to use Malvern Hill in a sentence

  • Deep the maledictions heaped upon the drunken Magruder for the carnage at Malvern Hill.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • The battle of Malvern Hill presented, by far, the most sublime spectacle I ever witnessed.

    Nurse and Spy in the Union Army | S. Emma E. Edmonds
  • Lafayette was encamped on Malvern Hill, in the York peninsula, where he was waiting for the next act in the drama.

  • Four shells flew up the long slope and burst among the iron rows that made a great triple crown for Malvern Hill.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • It had half a mile of open to cross, and it was caught at once in the storm that howled from the crest of Malvern Hill.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston