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 said: "It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807809748
• ISBN13: 9780807809747
• Release Date: January 1965
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"