Virginia Highway Marker:
Rawley White Martin Residence

Rawley White Martin Residence Marker

Highway Marker Text

Rawley White Martin Residence (L-62)

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.

Department of Historic Resources, 1999



Location

Marker along South Main Street

The marker is located in the town of Chatham in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It is at the edge of the grounds of Morea, on the west side of U. S. 29 Business (South Main Street), just south of the Franklin Place intersection.