Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Benjamin Hartwell Motley, studnet 1855-1857

Motley studied law at the University of VA after leaving R-MC. He was a lawyer in Danville, VA in 1860. In March of 1861, Motley raised an artillery company, Motley's Company of VA Light Artillery, also known as the Pittsylvania Artillery, and became captain.

After the war, he became a teacher in Pittsylvania County, VA in 1870.

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