A Short History: General Ambrose Powell Hill, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco 1888

This 1888 lithograph, "A Short History: General Ambrose Powell Hill", was created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. as a trade card promoting "Honest Long Cut" tobacco. The card features a portrait of General Hill, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, with the Confederate flag and a nautical scene below. The card, part of a series, would have been widely distributed and would have resonated with a public interested in the history of the Civil War.