By Ryan Caillet
Title: Bernard H. Walker Diaries, 1858-1867, 1885, 1893-1902, 1907-1910, 1914
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-237
Primary Creator: Walker, Bernard Humphrey (1826-1917)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Subjects: Farm life--Virginia--King and Queen County, Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid, Va., 1864, King and Queen County (Va.), King and Queen County (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.), Richmond (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia--Climate, Virginia--Social life and customs, Walker, Bernard H. (Bernard Humphrey), 1826-1917
Languages: English
Bernard Humphrey Walker was born in Mount Elba, King and Queen County, Virginia on August 1, 1826. Walker came from a long lineage of doctors and followed his ancestors into the profession. In addition to medicine, Walker farmed and recorded details about weather and crop conditions. Religion featured heavily in Walker's life; he was a devoted member of Smyrna Christian Church. Walker resided in King and Queen County during the Civil War; he was involved with the Confederate cause, and he recorded much of the war's events in his diaries.
Walker married Dorothea F. Bagby on February 12, 1851, and together they had eight children. Walker died in Norfolk, Virginia on January 1, 1917 at the home of his son, Dr. Rowland H. Walker. Dorothea Walker died on March 20, 1904. Both Walker and his wife are buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Farm life--Virginia--King and Queen County
Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid, Va., 1864
King and Queen County (Va.)
King and Queen County (Va.)--History
Norfolk (Va.)
Richmond (Va.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--Climate
Virginia--Social life and customs
Walker, Bernard H. (Bernard Humphrey), 1826-1917
Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source: Unknown
Related Materials: The King and Queen County Tavern Museum holds three of the later diaries written by Bernard H. Walker. These diaries cover December 1902 to May 1905, May 1908 to August 1909, and April 1911 to May 1913. For more information please see http://www.kingandqueenmuseum.org/.
Preferred Citation: Bernard H. Walker Diaries, MSS 0000-237, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information: Processed July 29, 2015.
