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John Pelham (September 7, 1838 – March 17, 1863) was a Confederate cavalry soldier under J. E. B. Stuart during the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee called Pelham "The Gallant Pelham" for his use of light artillery at the Battle of Fredericksburg to delay U.S. soldiers.
Learn about John Pelham, a young and brave West Point graduate who fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. He was killed by a Union shell at Kelly's Ford, Virginia, on March 17, 1863.
Nov 14, 2018 · Learn about John Pelham, a young and brilliant Confederate artillery officer who fought in 60 engagements and became a legend. Read his story from his West Point days to his death at age 24.
Oct 22, 2020 · John Pelham developed new artillery tactics in the course of the war, pioneering concepts that would later be embodied in tank warfare and in aerial bombardment. He made his artillery fast and flexible, and his mounted artillery performed many daring feats in the battles around Richmond, in Stuart’s famous rides around the Union Army, in the ...
Apr 1, 2013 · John Pelham, a young West Point-trained artillery officer in the Confederate Army, was buried in Jacksonville, Ala., on March 31, 1863. Pelham, who had been killed two weeks earlier at the...
Jun 30, 2018 · Learn about John Pelham, a young West Point cadet who resigned to join the Confederate army and became a skilled and daring artillery commander. Follow his career from Manassas to Fredericksburg, where he defied Union fire and earned the admiration of J.E.B. Stuart.
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John Pelham was born in Alabama in 1838 and graduated from West Point in 1861. He fought for the Confederacy as a lieutenant and a lieutenant colonel, and was known for his bravery and skill at the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862.
