Roundtable: Glorious Courage, John Pelham in the Civil War

When

Thursday, November 5, 7 PM to 8 PM

Where

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of T, Petersburg

Price

Not listed. Check with the venue.

Sarah Bierle will present on November 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Bierle will share the story of “Glorious Courage; John Pelham in the Civil War.” Major John Pelham was a dashing and handsome 24-year-old Alabama officer who earned the compliments and admiration of his men, the war-gods of Virginia, and Southern society—all while helping transform the concept of horse artillery on Civil War battlefields across Virginia and Maryland. In her book Glorious Courage, historian Sarah Kay Bierle reconsiders Pelham’s extraordinary, if short, life by drawing on primary and other sources and her extensive knowledge of the battlefields. Pelham’s zest for living carried him from Alabama to the military academy at West Point, while his zeal in command of the Stuart Horse Artillery earned him well-deserved plaudits. But like every other man who served the Confederate cause, the remarkable young officer was a human being with flaws. He deserves his place in history as he lived it, not varnished with the perspectives shoved upon him by later generations. Sarah Kay Bierle graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a BA in History and works in the Education De

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