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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMV_where-pelham-fell_Elkwood-VA.html
Four miles southeast, at Kelly's Ford, Major John Pelham, commanding Stuart's Horse Artillery, was mortally wounded, March 17, 1863.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CS_the-battle-of-brandy-station_Elkwood-VA.html
Both Union and Confederate armies used horse artillery to assist cavalry. When firing erupted at Beverly Ford on the morning of June 9, 1863, Major Robert F. Beckham's battalion of Confederate horse artillery (16 guns and some 500 men) was encampe…
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Rivers and river crossings played an important role in many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Brandy Station. A mile northwest of this spot is the site of Beverly Ford, where the cavalry of both the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia a…
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On June 9, 1863, the Civil War visited the river fords, farmer's fields and rolling hills near Brandy Station. During the intense daylong fighting that swirled all around the little town, Confederate and Union horsemen clashed in the largest caval…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BS_the-1863-64-winter-encampment_Elkwood-VA.html
The 1863-1864 winter encampment proved a busy time for the Army of the Potomac. "There was something fascinating about our winter city of 100,000 men," a staff officer recalled. "Many pleasant recollections cluster around the old camp at Brandy St…