Elkwood in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Where Pelham Fell

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

1. Where Pelham Fell Marker

Inscription.
Four miles southeast, at Kelly’s Ford, Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart’s Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded, March 17, 1863.

Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 17, 1847.

Location. 38° 30.837′ N, 77° 51.124′ W. Marker is in Elkwood, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) and Kelly’s Ford Road (County Route 674) on James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkwood VA 22718, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lee's Forgotten Warrior (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different

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marker also named The 1863-64 Winter Encampment (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Brandy Station (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Battle of Brandy Station (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently removed); The 1863-64 Winter Encampment (was approx. one mile away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named The Battle of Brandy Station (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . John Pelham. Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on May 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 7, 2026

2. Where Pelham Fell Marker

Marker has seen better days.

via Encyclopedia of Alabama, unknown

3. John Pelham

Photographed by Kevin White, August 30, 2007

4. Where Pelham Fell Marker

Pelham Monument at Kelly's Ford image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, March 30, 2024

5. Pelham Monument at Kelly's Ford

Within C.F. Phelps WMA is a monument approximating the spot where Pelham was mortally wounded. It is this location that the DHR highway marker is referencing, though there is some debate about whether the incident occurred in this vicinity or further west (by about 3,000 feet) closer to the J. Brown Farm, along a stone fence destroyed in the 1920s. Note that you must pay the access fee to hike back to this monument at C.F. Phelps, or State Conservation Police WILL ticket you.