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U. S. CIVIL WAR
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FREDERICKSBURG
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marks the left of the Northern penetration into Confederate lines on Dec.13, 1862. Federal troops under Gen. George Meade took advantage of an unprotected marshy woodland 500 yards wide, which jutted beyond the railroad tracks. Although 4500 Federals surged through the defensive line, they were soon driven out, after sustaining 40 percent casualities. R.F.&P. railroadmen used unhewn Virginia granite to erect the pyramid in 1903 for the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, which sought to memorialize the battle in a location visible to train travelers. |
MAJOR JOHN PELHAM ![]() Hamilton's Crossing Area (1998). In the photo of Jackson's front" (right, above), Hamilton's Crossing is located on the far right beyond the trees. |
![]() ![]() Pelham had taken a single twelve-pounder Napoleon ![]() ![]() ![]() Return fire from Federal artillery took out the Blakely but that did not phase Pelham. He kept relocating and firing his Napoleon so fast that five Union batteries ![]() Stuart ordered Pelham, three times, to withdraw, but he did not comply until he was out of ammunition. He then casually limbered ![]() (Primary Source: "Stonewall Jackson, The Man, The Soldier, The Legend" by James I. Robertson, Jr.) (For more information on Pelham, see my Pelham page.) |
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19th Century Photographs Notes
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