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Tag Archives: John Pelham
Virtual Symposium 2020: The Boys Who Rode Around McClellan
Today, we’re pleased to share Sarah Kay Bierle’s talk from the 2020 ECW Virtual Symposium. Sarah’s talk was titled: ” ‘We’re the boys who rode around McClellan’: The Chambersburg Raid of 1862.” “Stuart’s Chambersburg Raid of 1862 has been part … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Books, Books, Books Part 2
This week our Symposium Spotlight will get you excited about a summer reading list. In part two of this series, our presenters have suggested works that will get you prepared for this year’s theme “Fallen Leaders of the Civil War.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 ECW Symposium, 2020 Symposium, Earl Van Dorn, ECW Symposium, Elmer Ellsworth, Emerging Civiil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Emerging Civil War Symposium, John Pelham, Leonidas Polk, Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium, Seventh Annual Symposium at Stevenson Ridge
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Symposium Spotlight: John Pelham
In this week’s Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight Sarah Bierle previews her presentation on fallen leader John Pelham. Continue reading to see what Sarah will be examining during her presentation in August.
“The Batteries On Each Side Ceased Firing”: Civilians In Antietam’s Cross Fire
While the Confederate and Union artillery guns dueled during the morning hours of September 17, 1862, their shells flew over the farm land and homes of local civilians. Long before the Sharpsburg area became a battlefield, it was quiet community … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Battles, Civilian
Tagged artillery, Battle of Antietam, civilians, Henry Jackson Hunt, John Pelham
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“The Hand of a Master”: Confederate Artillery on the Left Flank at Antietam
By sunrise on September 17, 1862, the Confederate guns waited on the left flank. Ordered to guard “Stonewall” Jackson’s flank and use the high ground advantage to blast Union attackers, the assembled cannons and crews prepared for battle. General J. … Continue reading
Posted in Artillery, Battles
Tagged artillery, Battle of Antietam, Hauser Ridge, J.E.B. Stuart, John Pelham, Nicodemus Heights, Stonewall Jackson
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Yellowhammers and Environmentalism: Following the Path of Law’s Alabama Brigade to Gettysburg
Ten Days in Culpeper From Raccoon Ford, Joe and I drove into nearby Culpeper, A.P. Hill’s hometown. Law’s Brigade camped with Hood’s Division south-east of Culpeper, near Pony Mountain, and paralleling the Fredericksburg Pike (modern-day Virginia Route 3) from Friday, … Continue reading
Kelly’s Ford: Standing Where It Happened
“Mom, I’ve waited about 13 years to come here,” I said in an undertone as we looked at Kelly’s Ford on the Rappahannock River. The river ran low on that August day (just last week), and – though rivers change … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Cavalry
Tagged Battle of Kelly's Ford, cavalry, Fitz Lee, John Pelham, Thomas W. Colley, Union Cavalry, William Averell
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A Walk to the Site of Pelham’s Death
At the Symposium over the weekend, one of the attendees asked me how to get to the John Pelham marker at Kelly’s Ford. “Keep walking out the trail, and when you think you’ve gone too far, keep going,” I told … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Monuments
Tagged John Pelham, Pelham marker, Sarah Kay Bierle, YouTube
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Artillery: John Pelham – Artilleryman, Gallant Fool, Splendid Boy
Advancing Union troops were convinced a full battery raked their flank as they moved toward the Confederate position at Prospect Hill near Fredericksburg. Multiple Union batteries opened fire from Stafford Heights, trying to drive out the artillerymen delaying General Meade’s … Continue reading
“…please furnish better mules…”— JEB Stuart’s 1862 Christmas Raid, Part One
This is the first of a two-part series on Jeb Stuart’s 1862 Christmas Raid. After the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia settled in the area south of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg. On Christmas day, Gen. … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Holidays, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Fredericksburg, Burke's Station Raid, cavalry, Christmas Raid, Fitz Lee, JEB Stuart, John Pelham, Montgomery Meigs, Robert E. Lee, Rooney Lee, Wade Hampton
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