Do you have any idea if this street, the “main drag” of Anniston, was named for Doctor Quintard? There is a monument to John Pelham (from nearby Jacksonville) in Anniston, located on Quintard Ave. Quick question: Anniston, AL was founded after the war by former US BG Daniel Tyler. So, I sent the following to friend Sam Elliott – no, not the actor famous for his role as The Stranger in The Big Lebowski, but rather the author of Soldier of Tennessee and editor of Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. Aytch was a part), and later was Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee. Charles Todd Quintard was the chaplain of the First Tennessee Infantry (of which Sam Watkins’ Co. ![]() UPDATE : Being a slave to sounds, I was struck by the name of the street on which the Pelham monument sits. What makes this so interesting to me is the fact that Anniston’s founder, who named the town for his daughter-in-law, Annie – Annie’s Town – Anniston, was none other than Daniel Tyler, Federal division commander at First Bull Run, likely one of the men Pelham was shooting at that day. There appear to be lots of things in Anniston named for the Pelham family. According to this site, the monument was erected on Quintard Ave in 1905. Anniston didn’t exist until after the war, but Pelham was born and is buried in nearby Jacksonville, AL. Here’s something interesting – below is the monument to Pelham in Anniston, AL (see here for more photos of the monument). He wrote about his experience at the battle in this letter. Alburtis was not with the battery on the day of the battle, and it was commanded by Pelham. ![]() ![]() Francis Bartow’s brigade of Johnston’s Army of the Shenandoah at First Bull Run. Alburtis’s Wise Artillery, attached to Col. Before John Pelham (left) became “Gallant”, before he gained fame – and death, in March 1863 – at the head of JEB Stuart’s horse artillery, he was a lieutenant in Capt.
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