HETH, Henry

Confederate

Born: December 16 1825, Chesterfield Cty VA

Died: September 27 1899, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1847, frontier duty, resigned 1861.

War Service: 1861 Col. of 45th Virginia, January 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded a division in the Kentucky campaign, February 1863 joined ANV, commanded Heth's Bde/Hill's Divn at Chancellorsville, May 1863 Maj. Gen., commanded Heth's Divn/III Corps at Gettysburg (w), Bristoe Station, February 1864 Maj. Gen., Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Appomattox.

Post War: Insurance business, wrote memoirs.