"Colonel William Pegram: Lee’s Boy Artillerist" Topic
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Tango01  | 15 Sep 2025 4:32 p.m. PST |
"On June 29, 1841, a baby boy was born to the Pegram family in Richmond, Virginia. His parents named him William Ransom Johnson Pegram. The Pegrams were an honorable and respected family in the area. William's grandfather had been a major general in the War of 1812. His father was a lawyer and one of the most respected bankers in Richmond. Little Willy Pegram was the youngest son of five children. His happy and carefree childhood was shattered by tragedy when the boy was only three years old. Willy's father was on board a steamboat on the Ohio River when the boiler suddenly exploded. Mr. Pegram survived the initial blast, but while seeking to save women and children was drowned in the Ohio. His body was never found. Willy had only vague memories of his father. His loving mother, Virginia Pegram, raised her five children to honor their father's memory. She was a pious and Godly mother who lived as a splendid example of a faithful widow. Willy was devoted to his older brother, John, who became a father figure to him. The Pegrams were members of the Episcopal church, and at an early age, Willy recognized his need of salvation through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus…"
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