Battle of Kelly's Ford

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Cavalry Operations along the Rappahannock
Kelly's Ford

The Battle of Kelly's Ford, also known as the Battle of Kellysville, took place on March 17 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the Rappahannock River during the American Civil War.

Kelly's Ford was one of the early larger scale cavalry fights in Virginia that set the stage for Brandy Station and cavalry actions of the Gettysburg Campaign. Twenty-one hundred troopers of Brig. Gen. William W. Averell's cavalry division crossed the Rappahannock River to attack the Confederate cavalry. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee counterattacked with a brigade of about 800 men. The "Gallant" Pelham was killed. After achieving a localized success, Union forces withdrew in mid-afternoon.

References

• [National Park Service battle description]

 

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