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vice on the James river, and was promoted to brigadier-general. He died October lo, ■ 1864.

Heth, Henry, was born in Chesteriieia county, Virginia, December 16, 1825, son of Lieut. John Heth, of the navy in the war of iSi2, who served with Decatur, and grand- son of William Heth, colonel in the revolu- tion. Henry Heth graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847, and went into service in the Mexican war, and was present at Matamoras and Galaxara. He afterwards saw service against the Indians and was promoted through the grades to cj-ptain. He was in Utah in i860, came home on leave of absence, resigned when Virginia seceded, and organized the quarter- master's department in Richmond. He was promoted from major to colonel of the For- ty-fifth Virginia Regiment, and served un- der Gen. Floyd in West Virginia. In 1862 he was promoted to brigadier-general, served in West Virginia, and afterwards in Kentucky, under Gen. Kirby Smith. In February, 1863, he took command of a bri- gade in the Army of Xorthern \'irginia. At Chancellorsville he commanded a divis- ion after the wounding of Gen. A. P. Hill, but was himself wounded the next day. He was promoted to major-general, and was given command of a division in Hill's corps. He was conspicuous in the Pennsylvania campaign, and in all the subsequent oper- ations of the army until the surrender at Appomattox. After the war he engaged in the insurance business in Richmond.

Hill, Ambrose Powell, born in Culpeper county, Virginia, November 9, 1825, son of Maj. Thomas Hill, who was a politician and merchant for many years ; was graduated at

the United States Military Academy in 1847 ; entered the First Artillery, was made second lieutenant, August 22, 1847, served ill Mexico during the war, was engaged in riorida against the Seminoles in 1849-50, v;as promoted to first lieutenant of the First r\rtillery, September 4, 1851, and later was promoted to a captaincy; in November, 1855, he was made assistant on the coast survey, and was stationed in Washington until. March 1, 1861, when he resigned; when Virginia seceded he was appointed colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment Virginia Volunteers, and was ordered to Harper's Ferry; his regiment shared in the last tight at the tirst battle of Bull Run; was later promoted to brigadier-general: fought at the battle of Williamsburg, May, 1862, after which he was made major-general; one of the council of war held in Richmond, June 25, 1862; in ihe seven days battles around Richmond he opened the series of engage- ments, occupied the center of Gen. Lee's army in the attacks against McClellan, was active in the campaign against Gen. Pope, v.as present at the second battle of Bull Run, July 29-30, 1862, received the surren- der of the Federal troops at Harper's Ferry, September 17, 1862, was at the battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, Chan- cellorsville, May 5 and 6, 1863; promoted .lieutenant-general. May 20, 1863, led his corps at Gettysburg, took part in the action at Bristow Station, October, 1863. his corps, with Longstreet's, repelled the attack on the Weldon Railroad, June 22, 1864, and a few weeks before the final attack on the Southside railroad and the defences of Petersburg, Gen. Hill was taken ill and granted leave of absence, but he returned before his leave expired, March 31, 1865; on