and these boys -- the father was a doctor and plantation owner and the family properties were around alexandria, alabama. tell him is educated locally and he is getting ready to pursue the next step in his education. his he and his brother were known as the wild boys in the neighborhood. they broke out of schools if they don't like the teacher, the team doubled and learned how to write it. and the neighbors were so troubled by the pelham boys, that they predicted that one at least one of them was going to hang. john pelham wasn't destined for hanging. instead, he had an interest in the military. so he got an appointment to west point, which was overlooked by jefferson davis in the mid 18 eighties. he was also appointed to west point by powerful politicians in alabama. the west point years, for john pelham r. 1856 to 1861. and if you are doing some quick math, this early in the morning, you will see that he is there five years. what happened? did he get in trouble, was he held back? no. jefferson davis, who is secretary of war for the united states, had a brilliant plan, he thought it, was that
