Munson Rufus Hill

Munson Rufus Hill
Born	(1821-05-04)May 4, 1821 Monroe County, New York
Died	September 24, 1867(1867-09-24) (aged 46) Memphis, Tennessee
Buried	Oakland Cemetery
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service / branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1863
Rank	Colonel
Commands	47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Hale

Munson Rufus Hill (May 4, 1821 – October 24, 1867) was an American lawyer, politician and Confederate officer. Hill was born in Monroe County, New York. In 1839 he moved to Dyersburg, Tennessee, and then Trenton, Tennessee, ten years later.[1] He attended Cazenovia Seminary in New York. In his antebellum career, he served as a lawyer and in the Tennessee state legislature, and married Elizabeth Hale. Hill was appointed colonel with the 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. He resigned his colonelship on January 5, 1863, due to "remittant [sic] fever" and gastroenteritis.[1] Later that year, he lost a race for the Confederate States Congress. Hill died on October 24, 1867, of yellow fever in Memphis. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Trenton, Tennessee.[1] Hill's step-brother Lyman Rufus Casey was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota.

References

1. Allardice, Bruce (2008). Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register. University of Missouri Press. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0826266484.