Waller, Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1856-1926
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Littleton Waller Tazewell "Tony" Waller (September 26, 1856 – July 13, 1926) was a career officer in the United States Marine Corps, who served in the Spanish–American War, the Caribbean and Asia. He was court martialled and acquitted for actions during the Philippine–American War where he led an ill-fated expedition across the island of Samar. He retired from the Marines holding the rank of major general.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | [Littleton Waller collection]. | ||
| referencedIn | Co. L. W.T. Waller | Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division | |
| creatorOf | Waller, Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1856-. Autograph letter signed : Norfolk, Va., to J.S. Crosby, 1906 Dec. 27. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Williamsburg. Common council. Account, 1832 June 23, of money paid out from the assessed levy. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| referencedIn | Atrocity on trial : the court-martial of Littleton Waller | Arizona State University Libraries | |
| contributorOf | John Archer Lejeune papers, 1815-1950 | Library of Congress |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Honor in the dust : Theodore Roosevelt, war in the Philippines, and the rise and fall of America's imperial dream | ||
| referencedIn | Waller scrapbook : hero or butcher of Samar? | ||
| referencedIn | 13 soldiers : [a personal history of Americans at war] | ||
| referencedIn | The ordeal of Samar | ||
| referencedIn | The "howling wilderness" courts-martial of 1902 | National Research Council Canada | |
| referencedIn | Savages | ||
| referencedIn | Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775-. Official Military Personnel Files, 1905 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Littleton W. Waller. | National Archives at St. Louis | |
| referencedIn | The ironic hypocrisy of killing : how sanctioned counterinsurgency policies of the Philippine war ends the court-martial of Major Littleton Waller. | Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, Air University Library |
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| associatedWith | Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914, | person |
| associatedWith | Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942 | person |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 | person |
| memberOf | United States. Marine Corps | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Williamsburg. Common council. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Philadelphia | PA | US | |
| York County | VA | US |
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| Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901) |
| Court martials and courts of inquiry |
| Military biography |
| Military campaigns |
| Spanish American War |
| United States. Marine Corps |
| United States. Marine Corps |
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| Marine Corps officers |
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Birth 1856-09-26
Death 1926-07-13
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