Papers, 1846-1898.

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Papers, 1846-1898.

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The Heth family papers consist primarily of letters written to Elizabeth Chevallie (Heth) Vaden (1829-1903) of Richmond, Va., from various friends and family members. Of particular interest are letters from Maynard Dexter and Fannie Cadwallader Heth (1842-1886) concerning family and social life in San Mateo, Calif. Also of note are letters to Elizabeth Vaden from Henry Heth (1825-1899), John Heth (b. 1833), and George E. Pickett (1825-1875) concerning army life on the frontier in the 1850's, and letters from her husband, Thomas Vaden (d. 1877), regarding his service in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia around Richmond in the spring of 1862. Other items include genealogical notes on the Heth and related families.

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Heth, Henry, 1825-1899

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United States Army officer and Confederate States of America general; of Chesterfield County and Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers of Henry Heth [manuscript], 1758-1942. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647854522 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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Pickett, George E. (George Edward), 1825-1875

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Pickett (1825-1875), eventually a Confederate Brig. Gen., was from Va. He was a lawyer, West Pointe graduate (1846), and Mexican War veteran. He is most remembered for Pickett's charge. He surrended at Appomattox. Pillow, a Confederate Gen. from Tenn., was a lawyer and Mexican War veteran. Twice wounded he was appointed senior Maj. Gen. of Tenn. When those troops transferred to the CSA, he was apointed Brig. Gen. of CSA in 1861. He fought at Belmont (Nov. 7, 1861) and was suspended and reprimand...

Vaden, Thomas, d. 1877.

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Heth, Fannie Cadwallader, 1842-1886.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Heth family.

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Vaden, Elizabeth Chevallie Heth, 1829-1903.

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Dexter, Maynard.

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Heth, John, b. 1833.

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