HILL, AMBROSE POWELL (1825-65) Confederate Lieutenant General; Early-war Colonel of the 13th Virginia Infantry; Killed-in-Action during the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia – April 2, 1865; Veteran of the Mexican and Seminole Wars

Signature, with place and date also in Hill’s hand, “Fort Clinch, Fl[orid]a, Jan[uary] 31^st 1850, A.P. Hill, 1^st Art[illery],” on a 1 ¾” x 3 ¼” portion of a military document.

A large, bold example, in stark contrast to the smaller and lighter signings from many of Hill’s Civil War-time documents and letters.