One of the first BB posts I made here was where in Fredericksburg in December Major John Pelham earned the respect of his commanders and men as he delayed the advance of Federal Infantry in the opening of that great battle. Here at the cavalry battle of Kelly's Ford Pelham falls of mortal shrapnel wounds on St Patrick's Day, 1863, 8/10ths of a mile north of Kelly's Ford at a gap in the stone wall that the Confederates attempted to exploit. Pelham, charging, fell mortally wounded. May he rest in peace -- a faithful warrior
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