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Richard "Dick" Taylor (January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879) was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confederate States Army, serving first as a brigade commander in Virginia and later as an army commander in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
Jan 10, 2018 · Lieutenant General Richard Taylor was a Confederate commander during the American Civil War. The son of President Zachary Taylor, Richard Taylor saw service in the 1862 Valley Campaign before moving through several posts in the West where he defeated the Union Red River Campaign.
Richard Taylor. Title Lieutenant General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Confederate. Date of Birth - Death January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879. Richard Taylor was a brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis and also a son of President Zachary Taylor.
Jan 12, 2024 · The son of United States President Zachary Taylor, Richard Taylor was a prominent Confederate general in the Eastern and Western theaters of the American Civil War.
Jan 1, 1996 · Richard Taylor, Confederate general, only son of Margaret Mackall (Smith) and Gen. Zachary Taylor, was born at the Taylor family home, Springfield, near Louisville, Kentucky, on January 27, 1826, and named for his grandfather, a Virginian who had served as a Revolutionary War officer.
3 days ago · Proving himself an able combat commander, he was promoted all the way to a lieutenant general. He served in Virginia, Mississippi and Louisiana, and is remembered for his victory over Major Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks at Mansfield , Louisiana and his successes in the Red River Campaign .
May 8, 2020 · Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, commanding the Confederate department from Meridian, Mississippi, had become the senior Confederate commander east of the Mississippi after Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to William T. Sherman.
