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Book One · Lynn C. Hopewell
The Bravest Man in Lee's Army
Manuscript completed January 27, 2006 · Published posthumously
Robert Edward Martin of Fauquier County, Virginia — 1st Sergeant, Black Horse Cavalry — was awarded a rifle by an English gentleman as "the bravest man in Lee's army." This is the story of Bob Martin, his brothers Dick and Josh, their family, and their ancestors in one of Fauquier's most celebrated families.
He appeared to court danger for itself, and it seemed there was nothing he so little valued as life. To him, by general consent, therefore, the rifle was awarded as "the bravest of the brave."
— John Scott, First Captain of the Black Horse Cavalry
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From The Bravest Man in Lee's Army, compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006) of Warrenton, Virginia. Manuscript completed January 27, 2006. Published posthumously. Footnote numbers in brackets link to the Endnotes page, or see the downloadable PDF.