Samuel P. Heitzelman
Date of Birth: September 30, 1805
Hometown: Manheim, PA
Education: West
Point, 1826
Final Wartime Rank: Major General
Final Peacetime Rank: Major General
Date of Death: May 1, 1880
Place of Death: Washington, DC
Buried At:
Buffalo, NY
Major Battles: First Manassas, Peninsula Campaign, Seven Days, Second Manassas
Interesting Fact(s): Heitzelman, directed the attacks on Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Corps, at Groveton, immediately preceding the battle of Second Manassas. While a brave, and gallant soldier, it is quoted, "He somehow just missed being an effective corps commander.
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