Colonel Henry Heth, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of colonel.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a major in the Confederate Army soon afterward. After promoting through the grades, Heth was promoted to brigadier general in January 1862...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H. T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6355

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Colonel Henry Heth, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H. T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Heth, Henry, 1825-1899; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of colonel.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a major in the Confederate Army soon afterward. After promoting through the grades, Heth was promoted to brigadier general in January 1862 and major general in May 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Lewisburg, the Kentucky campaign, Chancellorsville (wounded), Gettysburg (wounded), the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Appomattox. After the war, Heth worked in mining, insurance, railroading, and the federal government. Heth died in September 1899 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000065Q65Colonel Henry Heth, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of colonel.) Graduated from West Point, 1843; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed as a major in the Confederate Army soon afterward. After promoting through the grades, Heth was promoted to brigadier general in January 1862 and major general in May 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Lewisburg, the Kentucky campaign, Chancellorsville (wounded), Gettysburg (wounded), the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Appomattox. After the war, Heth worked in mining, insurance, railroading, and the federal government. Heth died in September 1899 and is buried in Richmond, Virginia. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 3. National Historical Society, 1991.1861 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H. T., New YorkHeth, Henry, 1825-1899; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Virginia; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #065v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00114http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6355
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Colonel Henry Heth, C.S.A.

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