The First Shots from Pelham's Corner, Battle of Fredericksburg - 1862
The First Shots from Pelham's Corner, Battle of Fredericksburg - 1862
A detailed breakdown of the true story of Pelham's Corner during the Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862. How two Confederate Napoleon cannons, led by Major John Pelham and Captain Mathias W. Henry, halted an entire Union corps.
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Sources:
Bryant, James K. The Battle of Fredericksburg: We Cannot Escape History. The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2010.
https://archive.org/details/battleoffrederic0000brya/page/n5/mode/1up
Glyer, Peter "Stuart’s Horse Artillery (Part 2) Pelham’s Corner," Mercer Square. February 18, 2022. https://mercersquare.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/stuarts-horse-artillery-part-2-pelhams-corner/comment-page-1/
Hassler, William W. Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist. University of North Carolina Press, 1960. https://archive.org/details/coloneljohnpelha0000hass/page/n9/mode/1up
Person, Gustav. "The Model 1857 12-pounder." Warfare History Network, August 2010. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-model-1857-12-pounder/
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