| Birth: | Jul. 4, 1841 | | Death: | May 3, 1909 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Galena, Illinois, he served as a Sergeant in Company C, 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Union Army. During the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on June 25, 1863, Sergeant Taylor was the first to plant the colors of the Union Army on the Confederate fortifications at Fort Hill. For this heroic action in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1, 1893. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Henry Taylor | | | Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Clay Center
Clay County
Kansas, USA |
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Originally Created by: Bill Walker
Record added: May 09, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6403648 |
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