At dawn on 17 March 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell led 2,100 Union cavalrymen across the Rappahannock River at Kelly’s Ford. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee with about 1,000 Confederate horsemen counterattacked northwest of here about noon. Noted . . . — — Map (db m2250) HM
At this site in 1863 the federal forces charged across the river to begin the Battle of Kelly's Ford & Brandy Station. Traces of the ford & John P. Kelly's toll, 1837 to 1862, may still be seen at this point. — — Map (db m21330) HM
Major John Pelham, C.S.A., commanding the Stuart Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded at this site in the Battle of Kelly's Ford March 17, 1863. — — Map (db m202826) HM WM
