The Washington Post, March 16th, 2003
Tomorrow marks the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Kelly's Ford. The encounter on the Rappahannock River was minor in terms of troops involved, about 2,900, and casualties, about 210. But for the first time in the Civil War, the Union cavalry proved its mettle was nearly that of Confederate horsemen. The battle also claimed the life of one of the South's most accomplished artillerymen, Maj. John Pelham, 24. His adroit and unrelenting marksmanship in Jeb Stuart's Valley and Peninsular campaigns, and at Fredericksburg and Antietam, had led Stuart to write, "No field grade is too high for his ...
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