Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist

by William Woods Hassler

Book Overview

Even before the end of the Civil War Colonel John Pelham had become a legendary figure of the Confederacy. General Lee called him "the gallant Pelham," and on seeing the young artillerist employ but a single gun to hold up the advance of three Union divisions and over a hundred guns at Fredericksberg, he exclaimed: "It is glorious to see such courage in one so young."

"Stonewall" Jackson, who relied implicitly on Pelham in tight situations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807845493
• ISBN13: 9780807845493
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"