His memoirs referred to sending them in a search of shoes in Gettysburg, but some historians consider this an apocryphal story; they say Heth knew that Jubal A. Early had been in Gettysburg a few days earlier and any available shoes would have been taken at that time.
I sine erindringer skriver han, at de blev sendt frem for at lede efter sko i Gettysburg, men nogle historikere betragter dette som en opdigtet historie, da Heth vidste, at Jubal A. Early havde været i Gettysburg nogle få dage tidligere, og ville have taget de sko, der måtte have været til rådighed.