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Henry "Harry" Heth ( not ; December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a career United States Army officer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and a cousin of George Pickett. Heth worked closely with Robert E. Lee, who made him a divisional commander. He is generally blamed for accidentally starting the Battle of Gettysburg before Lee was ready. Against orders, he sent forward a reconnaissance force that collided with Union troops and was beaten back. Heth insisted that he had wanted to capture a local shoe-factory, to equip Lee’s barefoot army, but historians doubt this claim.

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  • Henry Heth
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  • Henry "Harry" Heth ( not ; December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a career United States Army officer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and a cousin of George Pickett. Heth worked closely with Robert E. Lee, who made him a divisional commander. He is generally blamed for accidentally starting the Battle of Gettysburg before Lee was ready. Against orders, he sent forward a reconnaissance force that collided with Union troops and was beaten back. Heth insisted that he had wanted to capture a local shoe-factory, to equip Lee’s barefoot army, but historians doubt this claim.
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  • Direct
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serviceyears
  • 1847(xsd:integer)
  • 1861(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1825-12-16(xsd:date)
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Timeline
death place
Name
  • Henry Heth
placeofburial label
  • Resting place
Birth Place
  • Black Heath, Virginia
death date
  • 1899-09-27(xsd:date)
Rank
  • 35(xsd:integer)
Allegiance
  • United States
  • Confederate States
Battles
  • U.S. actions against the Sioux *Battle of Ash Hollow American Civil War *Battle of Chancellorsville *Battle of Gettysburg *Siege of Petersburg
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Occupation
  • Soldier
placeofburial
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • Hollywood Cemetery,
honorific prefix
  • Major-General
Death
  • 1899(xsd:integer)
Birth
  • 1825(xsd:integer)
Nationality
  • United States
abstract
  • Henry "Harry" Heth ( not ; December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a career United States Army officer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and a cousin of George Pickett. Heth worked closely with Robert E. Lee, who made him a divisional commander. He is generally blamed for accidentally starting the Battle of Gettysburg before Lee was ready. Against orders, he sent forward a reconnaissance force that collided with Union troops and was beaten back. Heth insisted that he had wanted to capture a local shoe-factory, to equip Lee’s barefoot army, but historians doubt this claim.
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