Talk:Andrew Talcott

Cleanup
This article is one of the better referenced of many I have worked with in Wikipedia. However, while I did a bit on it, I believe that it needs a lot more work to be presented in a prose format to meet Wikipedia style guidelines. Vaoverland 20:44, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Turned into prose
Turned into prose but info doesn't make sense in some areas (especially the Mexico - New York connection) - super refs though. See also: http://fortwiki.com/Andrew_Talcott for sequencing summary tho without refs. Manytexts (talk) 03:02, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Is this the same Colonel Talcott who failed to burn the bridge?
When Lee was fleeing towards Appomatox, the job of burning a vital bridge was given to "Colonel Talcott" (according to Freeman's biography of Lee). It was burnt too late, essentially dooming the army to defeat (the absolute final nail in the coffin).

If this is the same Colonel Talcott (I feel it is), this should surely be on this page. I just wanted to check if there was another before adding it. SoxSexSax (talk) 14:42, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Answer: That would be Col. Thomas Mann Randolph Talcott, son of the above.

"Col. TMR TALCOTT entered the Confederate service at the commencement of the war and performed valuable service in the Norfolk district as Captain of Engineers. In 1862, he accepted a position on my staff where his professional ability boldness in the field and systematic industry were conspicuous. He continued in this position until promoted to the command of the 1st Regiment of Engineer soldiers in the army of Northern Virginia, in which capacity he served till the end of the war and was particularly useful in the campaign of 1864 and during the winter of 1864-65. His whole career in the army of N Va was marked by ability, zeal, devotion, and integrity. Signed, RE LEE LEXINGTON. VA 24th Nov 1865."

from: Talcott Pedigree in England and America from 1558 to 1876. Sebastian Visscher Talcott. p. 267-268. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.66.119 (talk) 20:54, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Lead paragraph
The lead paragraph does not jibe with the later statements about Talcott's career and is unreferenced. The key point is the statement that he "never served" in the Civil War. Although he may never have engaged in combat, the article later states that he was commissioned as a colonel in the Virginia militia and served as an engineer officer with the Confederate Army, directing the rebuilding of Fort Boykin. I have a reference that describes him as "Col. Andrew Talcott, CSA Engineer Dept." This is clearly military service. It's also necessary to clarify which President is included in "Coming back with the President to New York...", although it's presumably the president of the Mexican railroad he was working on. All I'm really planning to do is insert a statement about his selection of the site for Fort Huger, and maybe unsnarl the lead paragraph depending on consensus here. RobDuch (talk·contribs) 04:39, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, I've found the source for much of the lead paragraph. It appears to be based on the now-defunct famousamericans.net. There is still no source for the "did not serve" statement. RobDuch (talk·contribs) 04:45, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I noticed that as well and was planning to put citation needed on it. If it's inaccurate, however, perhaps it would be best to just remove it. - Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 18:32, 9 September 2020 (UTC)