Tag Archives: John Pelham

Kelly’s Ford: Standing Where It Happened

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“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 →

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A Walk to the Site of Pelham’s Death

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

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 →

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Artillery: John Pelham – Artilleryman, Gallant Fool, Splendid Boy

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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“…please furnish better mules…”— JEB Stuart’s 1862 Christmas Raid, Part One

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Rob Orrison

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 →

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A Challenge Answered: The Battle of Kelly’s Ford, March 17, 1863

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Daniel Davis

William Woods Averell was usually considered an even-tempered individual. However, in the opening weeks of March, 1863 his blood had been brought to a boil. This mild mannered New Yorker, whose great grandfather had signed the Declaration of Independence, had … Continue reading →

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The Golden Opportunity at Evelynton Heights

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Phill Greenwalt

Exactly one year before the Battle of Gettysburg Confederate James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart made possibly an even costlier mistake. He lost Evelynton Heights. Evelynton is the name attributed to both the plantation home of the Ruffin family (the same family … Continue reading →

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