Henry Brainerd McClellan

“ The enemy were in dense masses, advancing straight towards our line of battle, and Pelham was exactly on their left flank with his gun, with no support whatever. He opened on them with solid shot, and though most of them went amongst the infantry, one blew up a caisson for the Yankees. They now opened about fifteen or twenty guns on Pelham ; but he had splendid shelter for his gun, and only had one man wounded, I think. ”

“ As we advanced, ours being the right section of the right battery. Captain Watson was approached by two mounted officers, one of whom I recognized as General J, E. B. Stuart, and the other, as I learned afterwards, being Colonel Rosser, who, after saluting our Captain, said to him : 'We are instructed to get a gun from your battery for special duty,' or words to that effect.
"Captain Watson ordered the first gun to 'limber up' and report to the two officers. Being Sergeant of the first detachment, I limbered to the rear, reported to the officers, and was ordered to follow them. ”

“ He says :
" Soon after the war, I read a volume of ' so-called ' history, writ- ten, I think, by Howison, in which was an account of the gallant con- duct of Pelham' s artillery in the battle of Fredericksburg, ascribing to Pelham and his command what was really the work of the first detachment of our old Second company, even crediting our killed and wounded to the Horse Artillery." ”