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Image: Kelly's Ford March 1863

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Description: Map shows the area surrounding Kellysville, Va., and Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River. On March 17, 1863, this was the site of a cavalry skirmish between Confederate forces under Fitzhugh Lee and Jeb Stuart, who were trying to defend the route to Brandy Station, and Union forces under Gen. W. W. Averell. NOTES Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image. Relief shown by hachures.
Title: Kelly's Ford March 1863
Credit: This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
Author: Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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