Date of Award
Spring 1984
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Director
Peter C. Stewart
Committee Member
James R. Sweeney
Abstract
This biography examines Colonel Walter Herron Taylor’s involvement in the development of Norfolk, Virginia, into a modern urban seaport. Although this thesis depicts Taylor’s role as Robert E. Lee’s adjutant and Civil War historian, it clearly demonstrates that his civic accomplishments in the post-war era considerably outweighed his efforts for the Confederacy.
Colonel Taylor's lifetime career in banking and commerce reflected the changing society of the South from a backward province into a modern industrial and sophisticated section. The author illustrates the Colonel’s participation in Norfolk's growth from the stormy Reconstruction period to the eve of World War I. Throughout these years many significant municipal and social reforms were aided by, or were a direct result of, Colonel Taylor’s activities.
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DOI
10.25777/g03m-eb07
Recommended Citation
Meyer, Emanuel.
"Walter Heron Taylor and His Era"
(1984). Master of Arts (MA), Thesis, History, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/g03m-eb07
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/history_etds/34