American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on August 7, 1897, for his actions as a sergeant with Company H, 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia, on May 23, 1862 and as a 2nd lieutenant on August 19, 1864 at the Battle of Globe Tavern near Petersburg, Virginia. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant & Second Lieutenant William Taylor, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry as a sergeant, at Front Royal, Virginia, 23 May 1862. William Taylor was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy. Later, on 19 August 1864, at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, then a lieutenant serving with Company M, he voluntarily took the place of a disabled officer and undertook a hazardous reconnaissance beyond the lines of the army; was taken prisoner in the attempt."
American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on August 7, 1897, for his actions as a sergeant with Company H, 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia, on May 23, 1862 and as a 2nd lieutenant on August 19, 1864 at the Battle of Globe Tavern near Petersburg, Virginia. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant & Second Lieutenant William Taylor, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry as a sergeant, at Front Royal, Virginia, 23 May 1862. William Taylor was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy. Later, on 19 August 1864, at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, then a lieutenant serving with Company M, he voluntarily took the place of a disabled officer and undertook a hazardous reconnaissance beyond the lines of the army; was taken prisoner in the attempt."
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