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Henry Heth

1825 - 1899

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Henry Heth ( not ) (December 16, 1825 – September 27, 1899) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He came to the notice of General Robert E. Lee while serving briefly as his quartermaster, and was given a brigade in the Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia commanded by A. P. Hill, whose division he commanded when the latter was wounded at Chancellorsville. He is generally blamed for accidentally starting the Battle of Gettysburg by sending half his division into the town before the rest of the army was fully prepared. Later in the day, Confederate troops succeeded in routing two Union corps, but at a heavy cost in casualties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Heth is the 2,046th most popular military personnel (down from 2,012th in 2024), the 13,756th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,893rd in 2019) and the 196th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, Henry Heth ranks 2,046 out of 2,058. Before him are Zaza Gogava, John S. Bull, Nikolai Yevmenov, Yevgeny Rodionov, Dan Caine, and Craig Harrison. After him are H. R. McMaster, Roman Kutuzov, Gulmurod Khalimov, Vitaly Gerasimov, Bipin Rawat, and Vladimir Vysotsky.

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Among people born in 1825, Henry Heth ranks 93. Before him are William Spottiswoode, Benjamin Mountfort, James Skivring Smith, John Lawrence LeConte, Francis James Child, and Bayard Taylor. After him are R. D. Blackmore, and Newton Booth. Among people deceased in 1899, Henry Heth ranks 87. Before him are Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Monier Monier-Williams, Oscar Baumann, Elliott Coues, Henry Tate, and Kapiʻolani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Heth ranks 13,760 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Schoen (1950), Bob Gaudio (1942), Dash Mihok (1974), Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), and Danielle Panabaker (1987). After him are Steve Huffman (1983), Rivers Cuomo (1970), Nick Diaz (1983), Ernest Moniz (1944), Dorothy Fields (1904), and Don LaFontaine (1940).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Henry Heth ranks 196. Before him are Isaac Shelby (1750), Crispus Attucks (1723), William J. Hardee (1815), Henry Warner Slocum (1827), John S. Bull (1934), and Dan Caine (1968). After him are H. R. McMaster (1962), Lynndie England (1982), John Kirby (1963), Robert J. O'Neill (1976), Sybil Ludington (1761), and Ricardo Sanchez (1953).

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