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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Y8_pittsylvania-county-confederate-monument_Chatham-VA.html
1861 Virginia 1865Confederate Dead
We crown the heroes of the pastwith the laurel wreath of memory
Go tell the listening worlds afarof those who died for truth and right
In memory ofCo. "I" 53rd VA. RegimentArmistead's BrigadePickett's Di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18X9_john-weatherfords-grave_Chatham-VA.html
One half mile west is the grave of Elder John Weatherford (1740?-1833) Baptist preacher for 70 years and early advocate of religious liberty. Jailed five months in Chesterfield in 1773 for unlicensed preaching, his release was secured by Patrick H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18X8_rawley-white-martin-residence_Chatham-VA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XI_pittsylvania-court-house_Chatham-VA.html
This Greek revival building was erected in 1853 as the third court house of Pittsylvania County. The county, formed in 1767, and the town of Chatham were named for William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham. The present court house replaced a structure b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17M5_bilhartz-hall-co_Chatham-VA.html
When the Civil War erupted, the South seriously lacked sufficient quantity of modern weaponry. The Confederate government attempted to correct this deficiency by purchasing arms overseas. While this "cotton for cannon" trade resulted in the import…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17M4_hargrave-military-academy_Chatham-VA.html
One of the few private military academies in Virginia, Hargrave Military Academy was founded in 1909 by John Hunt Hargrave and the Rev. T. Ryland Sanford as Chatham Training School. It was chartered in 1911 and became affiliated with the Baptist G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11PT_claude-a-swanson_Chatham-VA.html
A native of Pittsylvania County, Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939), practiced law in Chatham until he won election to Congress in 1892. He served seven terms in the House of Representatives (1893-1906); was governor of Virginia (1906-1910) and U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11PR_whitmell-p-tunstall_Chatham-VA.html
One mile east stands Belle Grove, the home of Whitmell Pugh Tunstall (1810-1854). Educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina, Tunstall was admitted to the bar in 1832. He served in the House of Delegates (1836-1841; 1845-184…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDOO_markham_Chatham-VA.html
Some miles northeast is the site of Markham, where was born Rachel Donelson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, 1767. Her father, John Donelson, leaving Virginia, became one of the first settlers of Tennessee. Fort Donelson was named for him.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDON_peytonsburg_Chatham-VA.html
Nearby to the east once stood the communityof Peytonsburg a part of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. Peytonsburg was incorporated as a town in 1759 by the VirginiaGeneral Assembly and became part of PittsylvaniaCounty in 1766. Du…