Dedication
ToIn Memory of
Frank Dudley Lawrence, Jr. (1912-2005) of Portsmouth, Virginia
Husband of Charlotte, father of Carolyn, Frank, Margaret and David, and
Grandfather of my Harry and Mathew, who first introduced me to the War Between the States. A true Virginian and one of the finest men I have ever known
“The Martin Boys- The Pride of Old Fauquier”
…a Trio of Brothers, whose devotion to the Southern Cause, and true courage as Soldiers, if equaled, could not be excelled, as was attested by the confidence reposed in them by their officers, the admiration and esteem of their comrades, and the dread and respect of their armed foes, for it could be truly said of them, that where duty called they were prompt to obey, and in the midst of conflict where the steel flashed brightest, and the bullets flew thickest, there were the Martin boys to be found.
Author unknown, from Dick Martin’s obituary
Bob Martin
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
Dick Martin
Dick Martin …was second to none in the Black Horse for courage and nerve. It was he who had the proud distinction of being chosen by Jackson at Harper’s Ferry to carry to the Lee the tidings of its surrender. It was he whom Lee chose to bear his dispatches to Jackson, urging him to effect a junction at Sharpsburg….
Alexander Hunter, member of the Black Horse Cavalry and author, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank
Josh Martin
I have seen him in the advance dismounted, his eyes blazing with the flame of battle, and his voice rising above the rattling fire of carbines, cheering his comrades on; and I have seen him stop, and with a pitying tenderness give his canteen to a wounded enemy lying in his path….
Alexander Hunter