Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rawley White Martin Residence
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
1. Rawley White Martin Residence Marker
Inscription.
Rawley White Martin Residence. . Here stands Morea, the home of Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin (1835-1912), a physician who served with Pittsylvania County soldiers during the Civil War in the 53d Virginia Infantry Regiment of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade. At Gettysburg, Pa., on 3 July 1863, Martin led the regiment in the Confederate attack known as Pickett's Charge, and was wounded and captured. After the war, Martin resumed his practice here and, in 1873, bought this ca. 1840 house. He later served on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, and as president of the state Board of Health, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical Society of Virginia.
Here stands Morea, the home of Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin (1835-1912), a physician who served with Pittsylvania County soldiers during the Civil War in the 53d Virginia Infantry Regiment of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade. At Gettysburg, Pa., on 3 July 1863, Martin led the regiment in the Confederate attack known as Pickett's Charge, and was wounded and captured. After the war, Martin resumed his practice here and, in 1873, bought this ca. 1840 house. He later served on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, and as president of the state Board of Health, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical Society of Virginia.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number L-62.)
Location. 36° 49.114′ N, 79° 23.804′ W. Marker is in Chatham, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) and Franklin Place, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham VA 24531, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the Piedmont, and in Southside Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,036 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
