Henry Heth
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Henry Heth was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, best known for commanding a division in the Army of Northern Virginia and for initiating the first day’s fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Heth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8336598 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Heth Context triple: [Battle of Boydton Plank Road, ConfederateCommander, Henry Heth]
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A.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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B.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
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C.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Winfield S. Cunningham
Winfield S. Cunningham was a U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the outnumbered American defense of Wake Island against Japanese forces early in World War II.
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E.
William J. Hardee
William J. Hardee was a career U.S. Army officer and later Confederate lieutenant general best known for authoring a widely used infantry tactics manual before and during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry Heth Target entity description: Henry Heth was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, best known for commanding a division in the Army of Northern Virginia and for initiating the first day’s fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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B.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
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C.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Winfield S. Cunningham
Winfield S. Cunningham was a U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the outnumbered American defense of Wake Island against Japanese forces early in World War II.
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E.
William J. Hardee
William J. Hardee was a career U.S. Army officer and later Confederate lieutenant general best known for authoring a widely used infantry tactics manual before and during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| actionAtGettysburg | ordered advance toward Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| authored | The Memoirs of Henry Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-12-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Black Heath, Chesterfield County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hollywood Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classRank | last in the West Point class of 1847 ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | Heth’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1899-09-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
captain ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a division in the Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
initiating the first day’s fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| postWarActivity |
served in the U.S. government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs
ⓘ
worked in the insurance business ⓘ |
| preWarService | United States Army officer ⓘ |
| relative | George Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignationReason | to join the Confederate service ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfGettysburg | division commander in A. P. Hill’s Third Corps ⓘ |
| servedIn | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
A. P. Hill
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedIn | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Heth Description of subject: Henry Heth was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, best known for commanding a division in the Army of Northern Virginia and for initiating the first day’s fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.