The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-01
CROSSED THE RIVER lei: 3
Another Hero of the Civil War Has Con-
quered lhe GreatiFua.
GENERAL W. 8. ,TAlIAFERRO DEAD
lie was Known nnu Loved by Thouss
nnds "A Gallant ana Intrepid SOL
dtcr-A Christian Gcntlcnan-An
: Eminent Inrist-An Honest Lcsis>

Iator- One nrvirsinIa's NobIcmcn.
| Al Durham Massie," his beautiful
| home near Gloucester Courthouse, there
passed away Sunday night as gallant
IL soldier and as true q gentleman us
| ever lived, General w IL. Tallafcrro,
| one of Flrsinia'S nobcmcn.
Loved and honorcd throughout the
| Old Dominion as he was. the news of
| MS death will bring 4 personal Sor-
row to his thousands of friends. He
| never had an enemy, save those of his
country and State
The funeral, which will take place
| from his Old home Tomorrow, will un-
doubleday be onc of the largest in the
history of Gloucester county, for no
| man within its confines was better
| known and more generally loved.
AS he had been grapd Iii life, in
| death he Was grand, for he met this
last great foe with that sublime cour-
age born of simple though immense
faith I'm that Master and Friend whom
he had ever served, whether upon the
field of battle. IN the halls of Lcg!s-
lature. upon the bench or at the bar
| His life work was finished and he was
ready to go.
General Taliaferro was born in Glou-
ceSter county some seventy-nve years
ago. HIS father was Col. Warner r..
TaiiaferiO. who married Miss Booth,
the daughter or another old Virginia
| family. He received his education at
west Point and afterwards studied
law at Harvard. graduating with
honors. He practiccd his profession
with success until the Mexican war
broke out, when he went with General
scott and after making fine record
| Tor bravery and ability, was among the
iirst to plant the Stars and Stripes
upon The home of the Montezumas
After the Mexican war he became
senior brigadlcr- general OF the Virginia
state troops. and commanded the Vr-
ginia military at Charlcstown when
OLD John Brown was hanged.
| At the beginning of the civil war
General Taliaferro was sent to Nor
! iolk by Governor Lctcher, being the
first TO have command of troops in
| thlS. section. He remained here until
pne evacuation Of the navy-yard. Soon
after this event he was sent to inin
/ Stohewall Jackson and was one of that
famous soldiers most daring and faith
| ful hrigadicr commanders during the
terrible campaign in the Valley.
But II was at Fort Wagner, S. c.
mat General Taliaferro turned the
DriGhlest page in his military history
His remarkable defense of this forti-
hcation against overwhelming odds
won him fame to, the furthercst ranks
OF the South and made his name re-
spccted and feared throughout the
North. There is, perhaps. no more
thrilling incident of the war than that
defense when General Taliaferro and
his brave men grappled in hand to
hand conflict with the enemy, who had
succeeded in getting within the rort!n-
cation. and literally flung them back
from the stronghold and saved the day
for the COnfcdeINcy.
General Talinferro took an import
ant part in the operations that sic
ceeded this event until the end of the
war. He was severely wounded at
Second Manassas.
AT the close of the struggle the
General resumed his law practice but
ms state again needed his services,
ana ne was sent Ia the Legislature for
many successive terms-as lons as he
would accept the honor. He was then
candidate before the convention for
governor when the noted Malone
DaHlel compromise was made, and
Holiday came out the winner
In 1889 he was elected Judge Of the
county Court of Gloucester and served
Two terms. resigning last September,
Governor OFerrall appointing his son,
James l.. Taliaferro to the position.
General Taliaferro married Miss Sal
lie Lyons, the daughter of Mr.. James
-S'i!S, IL prominent ttcnm0nU LAWYER.
From this union there We're six chill
dren. all of whom, with their mother,
survive him. They are Miss Lcnh S.,
Miss Mary II. L., Judge James t..
lrof. Warner T., Of College Park: DR..
r.. 5. c., w. G. L.. who is practicing
law in Gloucester, and George b.. who
Is prosperous farmer in the same
county
General Tnliaferro always took n
great interest in education He was
for many years president Of the Board
or Trustees of the State Female Nor
NAL School at Farmvillc and att the
time of his death was president OF the
Board Of Trustees OF William and
Mary College, which he always loved
and bcfriendcd. He was one of the
highest Masons in the State being Past
Grand Master in this order. which viii
have charge of the burial
The General was an ardent and life
long Democrat and almost up to the
last kept abreast OF political situations
He mad friends by the hundreds here
ana old comrades. and his occasional
visits to Norfolk were always occasions
of Joy. Speaking Of him yesterday one
OF those who served with him during
the civil war said There is moth
ing you can say OF him that Is toe
good lie was an old Virginia gentle.
man in the trucst and nohlcst sense
splend!ly educated. Christian, bril-
liant lawyers, rs brave as Il Hon and 4
friend, faithful 10 DEATH
DIED SUDDENLY.
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