Heth’s Division

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Heth’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Henry Heth and noted for its pivotal role in the opening and climactic phases of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States Army ⓘ
associatedEvent July 1, 1863 fighting at Gettysburg ⓘ
Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: Pickett’s Charge
associatedPerson A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Robert E. Lee ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
commander Henry Heth ⓘ
commanderRank Major General ⓘ
conflictRole offensive operations at Gettysburg ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
engagement American Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
higherCommand Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
locationOperatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
militaryConflict American Civil War ⓘ
notableAction initial engagement with Union forces west of Gettysburg ⓘ
participation in the Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
notableFor role in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
partOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
roleInBattle climactic phase of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
opening phase of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
sideInConflict Confederacy ⓘ
subordinateTo A. P. Hill’s Third Corps ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfFormation division ⓘ

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McPherson Ridge → associatedWithMilitaryUnit → Heth’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Heth’s Division
Henry Heth → commandedUnit → Heth’s Division ⓘ