Last updated: January 27, 2026
Person
Cornelius Baldwin Hite, Jr.
Belle Grove, Inc.
Quick Facts
Significance:
Confederate Army Veteran
Place of Birth:
Frederick County, Va.
Date of Birth:
August 6, 1842
Place of Death:
Washington, D.C.
Date of Death:
October 9, 1943
Place of Burial:
Richmond, Va.
Cemetery Name:
Hollywood Cemetery
Cornelius Baldwin Hite, Jr. was born at Belle Grove in 1842. He joined the Confederate Army. Hospitalized with an illness, he missed the Battle of Cedar Creek. His childhood home was a key spot on the battlefield.
Hite deserted the crumbling Confederate Army in March 1865. After the war Hite was a teacher, surveyor, and land seller. He became an active member of organizations like the United Confederate Veterans. Hite lived to be 101, dying during the Second World War.