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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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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
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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
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hollywood Cemetery
NERFINISHED
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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
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captain ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a division in the Army of Northern Virginia
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initiating the first day’s fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| postWarActivity |
served in the U.S. government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs
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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 ⓘ |
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