Taylor, Nelson b. June 8, 1821 d. January 16, 1894 Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and opened a law practice in New York City. At the start of the Civil War, he was commissioned Colonel of the 32nd Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in July 1861. Promoted Brigadier General in September 1862, he resigned from the service in January 1863 and resumed legal practice. In 1865, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving until 1867. An unsuccessful candidate for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Plot: Section 22, Lot 42, Grave 5
Wallant, Edward Lewis b. October 19, 1926 d. December 5, 1962 Author. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he is considered one of the most important writers of his generation along with Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Saul Bellow and Norman Mailer. He served in the army during Second World War, and he moved to New York where ended his studies of art. In 1960, he published his first novel "The Human Season" and one year later, he published his book "The Pawnbroker", a work that reflected the life of the survivors of a Nazi death camp. This book was finalist for...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Independent Hebrew Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
b. June 8, 1821 d. January 16, 1894
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