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By J. J. Prats, August 8, 2015
Major John Pelham Monument
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| On Brandy Road (County Route 762) just east of Carrico Mills Road (Route 669), on the left when traveling east. |
| | (south face)
In memory of Major John Pelham. Born Sept. 7, 1838 in Calhoun Co. Ala. Mortally wounded March 17, 1863 near Kelley’s Ford, Va.
(east face)
Base stone from Kelly’s Ford battlefield near spot where Pelham fell.
. . . — — Map (db m154526) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) at Kelly’s Ford Road (County Route 674) on James Madison Highway. |
| | Four miles southeast, at Kelly’s Ford, Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart’s Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded, March 17, 1863. — — Map (db m23619) HM |
| On Edwards Shop Road (County Route 620) south of Stones Mill Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Kelly's Ford Road (County Route 674), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
May. 7, 2024
