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U. S. CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS |
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EVELYNTON (EVELINGTON)
HEIGHTS*
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The end of the Seven Days.
July 2-4, 1862 After Malvern Hill, on July 2, 1862, J.E.B. Stuart, assuming that the Federals were somewhere near the James River, thought that some artillery ![]() That night he sent Captain John Pelham, leader of Stuart's horse artillery, to see if there might be a place from which Pelham could sweep the Union location. Before morning, July 3, 1862, Pelham reported that the enemy was near the Byrd mansion of Westover, on low ground dominated by a long ridge known as Evelington Heights. Captain Pelham suggested planting artillery on those heights. ![]() Pelham kept firing but by two o'clock Stuart knew the game was up. Federal forces were forcing back his men and Pelham was rapidly running out of ammunition. Stuart then learned that Jackson's and Longstreet's forces were on the Charles City road at least six miles distant. He knew the Heights could not be held long enough for the infantry to arrive. Accordingly, he fell back two miles and went into camp. The next morning, July 4, 1862, when both Jackson and Longstreet were near enough to strike, the position of the Federals on Evelington Heights was too strong to be challenged. Stuart's participation in the campaign ![]() (Primary Source: "Lee's Lieutenants, A study in command" by Douglas Southall Freeman - One-Volume Abridgment by Stephen W. Sears, Pages 271-272 hardback version) |
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Confederate Cannon Position on Evelynton Heights - 2000. |
View from Evelynton Heights - 2000. |
19th Century Photographs Notes
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