CSA
CO A
42nd Infantry Regiment
"Henry Volunteers"
VA TROOPS
He was the fifth child of the eleven children of George W. Richardson (1813-1900) and Clarissa Harvey Martin (1816-1902) of Henry County.
On 18 Nov. 1874, Henry Co., he married Mary J. "Mollie" Dyer.
George was a 2nd Lt., Co. A, Henry Volunteers, 42nd Va.
Inf. Reg., CSA.
He was a lawyer, and he served as Commonwealth Attorney and was a member of the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly.
He was extremely colorful, was widely liked, and around the courthouse in Martinsville, the capital of Henry County, Va., he was nick-named "The Royal" or "Royal George"
Among his friends and relatives, he was referred to as "Guinea"
The following article appeared in THE MARTINSVILLE MORNING POST, April 1, 1937:
"Martinsville Yesterday and Today", by Charles P. Smith, Jr., relates another tale about the colorful George.
On one occasion, the Royal George was making a political address to a large audience here and the late Dr. James M. Smith, who could not hear very well, kept interrupting and shouting, "Louder, Guinea, Louder!" "The Royal", whose patience had finally been stretched to the limit, said, "Fellow citizens, when the angel Gabriel shall descend from heaven with his trumpet for that final call, there will be some damn fool in Martinsville who will be shouting, "Louder, Gabriel, Louder!"...
CO A
42nd Infantry Regiment
"Henry Volunteers"
VA TROOPS
He was the fifth child of the eleven children of George W. Richardson (1813-1900) and Clarissa Harvey Martin (1816-1902) of Henry County.
On 18 Nov. 1874, Henry Co., he married Mary J. "Mollie" Dyer.
George was a 2nd Lt., Co. A, Henry Volunteers, 42nd Va.
Inf. Reg., CSA.
He was a lawyer, and he served as Commonwealth Attorney and was a member of the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly.
He was extremely colorful, was widely liked, and around the courthouse in Martinsville, the capital of Henry County, Va., he was nick-named "The Royal" or "Royal George"
Among his friends and relatives, he was referred to as "Guinea"
The following article appeared in THE MARTINSVILLE MORNING POST, April 1, 1937:
"Martinsville Yesterday and Today", by Charles P. Smith, Jr., relates another tale about the colorful George.
On one occasion, the Royal George was making a political address to a large audience here and the late Dr. James M. Smith, who could not hear very well, kept interrupting and shouting, "Louder, Guinea, Louder!" "The Royal", whose patience had finally been stretched to the limit, said, "Fellow citizens, when the angel Gabriel shall descend from heaven with his trumpet for that final call, there will be some damn fool in Martinsville who will be shouting, "Louder, Gabriel, Louder!"...
CSA
CO A
42nd Infantry Regiment
"Henry Volunteers"
VA TROOPS
He was the fifth child of the eleven children of George W. Richardson (1813-1900) and Clarissa Harvey Martin (1816-1902) of Henry County.
On 18 Nov. 1874, Henry Co., he married Mary J. "Mollie" Dyer.
George was a 2nd Lt., Co. A, Henry Volunteers, 42nd Va.
Inf. Reg., CSA.
He was a lawyer, and he served as Commonwealth Attorney and was a member of the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly.
He was extremely colorful, was widely liked, and around the courthouse in Martinsville, the capital of Henry County, Va., he was nick-named "The Royal" or "Royal George"
Among his friends and relatives, he was referred to as "Guinea"
The following article appeared in THE MARTINSVILLE MORNING POST, April 1, 1937:
"Martinsville Yesterday and Today", by Charles P. Smith, Jr., relates another tale about the colorful George.
On one occasion, the Royal George was making a political address to a large audience here and the late Dr. James M. Smith, who could not hear very well, kept interrupting and shouting, "Louder, Guinea, Louder!" "The Royal", whose patience had finally been stretched to the limit, said, "Fellow citizens, when the angel Gabriel shall descend from heaven with his trumpet for that final call, there will be some damn fool in Martinsville who will be shouting, "Louder, Gabriel, Louder!"...
CO A
42nd Infantry Regiment
"Henry Volunteers"
VA TROOPS
He was the fifth child of the eleven children of George W. Richardson (1813-1900) and Clarissa Harvey Martin (1816-1902) of Henry County.
On 18 Nov. 1874, Henry Co., he married Mary J. "Mollie" Dyer.
George was a 2nd Lt., Co. A, Henry Volunteers, 42nd Va.
Inf. Reg., CSA.
He was a lawyer, and he served as Commonwealth Attorney and was a member of the House of Delegates in the Virginia General Assembly.
He was extremely colorful, was widely liked, and around the courthouse in Martinsville, the capital of Henry County, Va., he was nick-named "The Royal" or "Royal George"
Among his friends and relatives, he was referred to as "Guinea"
The following article appeared in THE MARTINSVILLE MORNING POST, April 1, 1937:
"Martinsville Yesterday and Today", by Charles P. Smith, Jr., relates another tale about the colorful George.
On one occasion, the Royal George was making a political address to a large audience here and the late Dr. James M. Smith, who could not hear very well, kept interrupting and shouting, "Louder, Guinea, Louder!" "The Royal", whose patience had finally been stretched to the limit, said, "Fellow citizens, when the angel Gabriel shall descend from heaven with his trumpet for that final call, there will be some damn fool in Martinsville who will be shouting, "Louder, Gabriel, Louder!"...
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