William Dorsey Pender
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William Dorsey Pender was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Promoted on the battlefield at Seven Pines by Confederate States President Jefferson Davis in person, he fought in the Se
William Dorsey Pender
Henry Heth
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Henry Heth was a Confederate military officer who commanded infantry in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
William Dorsey Pender
…almost all of them." Dorsey Pender's promising career ended at the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, his division moved in support of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth's division down the Chambersburg Pike towards Gettysburg. Heth encountered stronger resistance from the Union I Corps than he expected and was repulsed…
Heth in uniform, c. 1862
Heth in uniform, c. 1861
A postbellum illustration of Confederate infantrymen at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863