Taliaferro, Warner T. (Warner Throckmorton), 1874-1890
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Orr papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0008
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of approximately 25 letters from Virginia Military Institute Cadet John Orr to his parents. The correspondence contains details about cadet life during the early 1890's, including references to daily routines (guard duty, meals, studies); faculty; the town of Lexington; and an extensive account of the fight between two cadets that led to the death of Warner T. Taliaferro, VMI Class of 1894. The collection also contains 2 religious tracts, circa 1890.
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
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John Orr papers
William S. Weddell letter
Item
Identifier: MS-0192
Scope and Contents
One letter, dated September 25, 1890, from Cadet William S. Weddell to his mother. He describes the day on which his classmate Cadet Warner T. Taliaferro died following a fight with a fellow cadet, Frank W. McConnico.
