TAYLOR, Richard

Confederate

Born: January 27 1826, nr Louisville KY

Died: April 12 1879, New York NY

Pre-War Profession: Military secretary to his father in Mexican War, planter, politician

War Service: July 1861 Col. of 9th Louisiana, October 1861 Brig. Gen., commanded a brigade under Ewell in Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign, Seven Days, July 1862 Maj. Gen., command of Dist. of West Louisiana, Red River campaign, Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, April 1864 Lt. Gen. in command of Dept. of Alabama and Mississippi, held out at Mobile.

Post War: Wrote memoirs