TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY -
SILVER BUGLE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 UPDATE.
John Tarleton birth date - ANS November 1808
When he was orphaned, where did he and his brother go? - ANS John went to live with aunt
in Vermont, brother went to Virginia
How much money did he leave his aunt and how did he earn it? - ANS $15, he made it flailing
wheat
Where did he go to cradle wheat? - ANS North Carolina
How much was he paid for cradling wheat? - ANS $1.50 a day
How much was he paid for teaching school? - ANS $30 a month
Where did he go after leaving North Carolina? - ANS Knoxville, Tennessee
Where did he work in Knoxville? - ANS Cowan-Dickerson mercantile
How long did he work at Cowan-Dickerson mercantile? - ANS 40 years
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,What did he invest his salary in? - ANS bounty certificates issued to veterans of the War of
1812, which authorized them "to settle on any unsurveyed or unappropriated public land."
Where was the land he acquired? - ANS Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois (AMIKI)
How many acres did he buy in Erath and Palo Pinto counties? - ANS 10,000 acres
How much did he pay for his land in Texas? - ANS 12.5 cents per acre
When Tarleton arrived in Texas, where did he go? - ANS Waco, he established a store there
Where is the John T bust located? - ANS South entrance of the administration building
Who did John Tarleton marry? - ANS Mary Louisa Johnson
When did John get married? - ANS September 1876
Why did John and Mary sign a pre-nuptial agreement? - ANS Her first husband left her over
1,000 acres of Brazos bottom game
Where did John and Mary go on their honeymoon? - ANS International Centennial exhibition
in Philadelphia
What did John do after their honeymoon that led to divorce? - ANS He charged Mary with
half of the trip expenses, she then asked for a more equitable division of property, John refused
Where did Mary Tarleton go after their first anniversary? - ANS St. Louis, where she filed for
divorce
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, What happened when John and Mary got divorced? - ANS The divorce was granted with no
division of property
When did John return to his lands in Erath county? - ANS 1880
How did he hide his money when he walked from Waco to Erath county? - ANS a suitcase and
his money concealed in square-toed shoes and patches on his clothes
How many miles did John walk from Tennessee to Texas? - ANS 952 miles
Who is Oscar P? - ANS John's pet duck
What were John's cattle branded with? - ANS TRTN
Who was John's lawyer? - ANS J. Collin George (George and Martin Lawfirm)
When and how did John T die? - ANS He developed Typhoid fever and died on September 11,
1895
When did John Tarleton College open? - ANS September 3, 1899
Who was the first president of John Tarleton College? - ANS W.H. Bruce
When did John Tarleton College join the A&M System? - ANS 1917
What was the college's name changed to in 1917? - ANS John Tarleton Agricultural College
When was the On Ye Tarleton song written? - ANS 1920
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SILVER BUGLE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 UPDATE.
John Tarleton birth date - ANS November 1808
When he was orphaned, where did he and his brother go? - ANS John went to live with aunt
in Vermont, brother went to Virginia
How much money did he leave his aunt and how did he earn it? - ANS $15, he made it flailing
wheat
Where did he go to cradle wheat? - ANS North Carolina
How much was he paid for cradling wheat? - ANS $1.50 a day
How much was he paid for teaching school? - ANS $30 a month
Where did he go after leaving North Carolina? - ANS Knoxville, Tennessee
Where did he work in Knoxville? - ANS Cowan-Dickerson mercantile
How long did he work at Cowan-Dickerson mercantile? - ANS 40 years
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,What did he invest his salary in? - ANS bounty certificates issued to veterans of the War of
1812, which authorized them "to settle on any unsurveyed or unappropriated public land."
Where was the land he acquired? - ANS Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois (AMIKI)
How many acres did he buy in Erath and Palo Pinto counties? - ANS 10,000 acres
How much did he pay for his land in Texas? - ANS 12.5 cents per acre
When Tarleton arrived in Texas, where did he go? - ANS Waco, he established a store there
Where is the John T bust located? - ANS South entrance of the administration building
Who did John Tarleton marry? - ANS Mary Louisa Johnson
When did John get married? - ANS September 1876
Why did John and Mary sign a pre-nuptial agreement? - ANS Her first husband left her over
1,000 acres of Brazos bottom game
Where did John and Mary go on their honeymoon? - ANS International Centennial exhibition
in Philadelphia
What did John do after their honeymoon that led to divorce? - ANS He charged Mary with
half of the trip expenses, she then asked for a more equitable division of property, John refused
Where did Mary Tarleton go after their first anniversary? - ANS St. Louis, where she filed for
divorce
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, What happened when John and Mary got divorced? - ANS The divorce was granted with no
division of property
When did John return to his lands in Erath county? - ANS 1880
How did he hide his money when he walked from Waco to Erath county? - ANS a suitcase and
his money concealed in square-toed shoes and patches on his clothes
How many miles did John walk from Tennessee to Texas? - ANS 952 miles
Who is Oscar P? - ANS John's pet duck
What were John's cattle branded with? - ANS TRTN
Who was John's lawyer? - ANS J. Collin George (George and Martin Lawfirm)
When and how did John T die? - ANS He developed Typhoid fever and died on September 11,
1895
When did John Tarleton College open? - ANS September 3, 1899
Who was the first president of John Tarleton College? - ANS W.H. Bruce
When did John Tarleton College join the A&M System? - ANS 1917
What was the college's name changed to in 1917? - ANS John Tarleton Agricultural College
When was the On Ye Tarleton song written? - ANS 1920
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