Maj. Gen. Henry Heth, CSA
Born: December 16, 1825
Black Heath, Virginia
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Died: September 27, 1899
Washington, D.C.
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1847: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
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1861: Resigned from U.S. Army
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April 1861: Lieut. Colonel, CSA
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June 1861: Colonel, CSA
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January 6, 1862: Brigadier General
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May 24, 1863: Major General
Maj. Gen. Henry Heth
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July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
July 1, 1863: Inadvertently started the battle when his brigade ran into Brig. Gen. John Buford and spread out into battle information
Heth was injured when he was struck in the head by a bullet. Heth was wearing a hat that was too large and he had stuffed papers into the hat to make it fit better
Recovered enough to command during the retreat back to Virginia. Had a few minor engagement in the fall of 1863.
May 4-June24, 1864: Overland Campaign
May 5-7, 1864: Battle of the Wilderness
May 9-21, 1864: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 23-27, 1864: Battle of North Anna River
May 31-June 12, 1864: Battle of Cold Harbor
June 9, 1864- March 25, 1865: Siege of Petersburg
August 18-21, 1864: Battle of Globe Tavern
August 25, 1864: Battle of Ream's Station
September 30-October 2, 1864: Battle of Peeble's Farm
October 27, 1864: Battle of Boydton Plank Road
December 8-9, 1864: Battle of Hatcher's Run
April 2, 1865: With the death of Gen. A.P. Hill, briefly took command of III Corps
March 29-April 9, 1865: Appomattox Campaign
April 6, 1865: Battle of Cumberland Church
April 9, 1865: Appomattox Court House where he surrendered with Gen. Lee
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1846: Stabbed in the leg by a bayonet
1847: West Point Graduate - Bottom of his Class 38 out of 38
1847: Commissioned as Brevet 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to 1st Infantry Regiment
Was serving as a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th Infantry when Lieut. Symmes denied to be Captain and Heth was promoted to Captain
1855: Battle of Ash Hollow against the Lakota
1858: Created the first marksmanship manual for the Army
1857-1858: Utah War
1861: After Fort Sumter, resigned from U.S. Army and joined the Confederate States Army and was promoted to Lieut. Colonel
Initial assignment was to muster and drill regiments of state militia in Southwestern Virginia
June 1861: Promoted to Colonel
January 6, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
Spring 1862: Command of the Army of the New River
Sent to the Department of East Tennessee to serve under Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith. Was sent by Smith to make a demonstration against Cincinnati
Smith was transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department
March 1863: Lee recalled Heth back to the Army of Northern Virginia to serve as a brigade commander in the Battle of Chancellorsville
May 24, 1863: Promoted to Major General
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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 398
Henry Heth. 5 May 2022. web. 9 June 2022.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 133
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