Biography

Captain Jacob Hill served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 1, 1863
Mustered out: Jan 16, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Dobbin's)

Jacob Hill was captured in Crittenden County and sent to Johnson's Island Militiary Prison in Ottawa County, Ohio during the United States Civil War.

Jacob Hill Died from disease at Johnson's Island Military Prison in Ottawa County, Ohio during the United States Civil War.

Jacob M. Hill was born in Alabama around 1837. His father was Giles Hill, and his mother was Mary (McCarty) Hill. By 1850, he resided in Division 3, Tippah County, Mississippi.^[1]

In 1860, Hill was living in Hopefield Township, Crittenden County, Arkansas, near the Mound City post office. He worked as a ferryman.^[2]

With the outbreak of the Civil War, Hill enlisted in the Confederate Army on May 1, 1863, joining Company G of the 1st Arkansas Cavalry (Dobbin's) Regiment as a Captain.^[3][4][5]

On November 30, 1864, he was captured in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Initially sent to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, he was then transferred to Johnson's Island Military Prison in Sandusky County, Ohio, on January 12, 1865. Just four days later, on January 16, 1865, he died while imprisoned.^[6][7]

Jacob M. Hill was buried at the Confederate Cemetery on Johnson's Island, Ohio.^[3][6][8]

Sources

1. ↑1850 United States Federal Census
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi; Roll: 381; Page: 497a; Line Number: 32
   Ancestry Sharing Link -Ancestry Record 8054 #3560518 (accessed 25 February 2025)
2. ↑1860 United States Federal Census
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hopefield, Crittenden, Arkansas; Roll: M653_40; Page: 856; Family History Library Film: 803040
   Ancestry Sharing Link -Ancestry Record 7667 #13020545 (accessed 25 February 2025)
3. ↑^3.03.1U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
   Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
   Ancestry Record 1555 #1849802 (accessed 25 February 2025)
4. ↑U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
   Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007
   Ancestry Record 1138 #2465201 (accessed 25 February 2025)
5. ↑U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
   Original data: United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019
   Ancestry Sharing Link -Ancestry Record 61982 #10798 (accessed 25 February 2025)
6. ↑^6.06.1U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publication #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109
   Ancestry Sharing Link -Ancestry Record 1124 #1033433 (accessed 25 February 2025)
7. ↑U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publication #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109
   Ancestry Sharing Link (accessed 25 February 2025)
8. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave:Memorial #7775795 (accessed 25 February 2025)
   Memorial page for Jacob M Hill (unknown-16 Jan 1865), citing Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA (plot: 197); Maintained by Joyce (contributor 831).

See Also:

• 1st Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (Dobbins') Confederate

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