Fought in the Civil War for the North from July 13, 1861 to Oct 15, 1862. 21st Regiment Private.
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Lewis Taylor Fox age 78. Born in Chatham Co., N.C.; son of David and Sarah Staley Fox. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21st Ind. Vol. Inf. (later known as the 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery.) Enlisted on July 13, 1861 at Indianapolis. Sent to Baltimore, stationed at Camp Dix; moved to Camp Murray, then to Fort Marshall. Hospitalized for 5 weeks in 1861 with the measles. Attached to Gen. Butler's New Orleans Expedition. Discharged for disability due to lung disease, Oct. 20, 1862. Married first wife on Sept. 18, 1864; they had 3 children: Leonard, Charles and Louis Taylor. Paulina died in 1869. Married second wife, the widow of John Moore, on Oct. 17, 1871; they had 4 children: Rachel, Fred, John and Laura. Sarah died March 2, 1912. At the time of his death, Taylor had been living in the home of his daughter, Laura (Mrs. Frank Evans).
Fought in the Civil War for the North from July 13, 1861 to Oct 15, 1862. 21st Regiment Private.
Obituary
Lewis Taylor Fox age 78. Born in Chatham Co., N.C.; son of David and Sarah Staley Fox. Civil War veteran: Co. K, 21st Ind. Vol. Inf. (later known as the 1st Reg. Heavy Artillery.) Enlisted on July 13, 1861 at Indianapolis. Sent to Baltimore, stationed at Camp Dix; moved to Camp Murray, then to Fort Marshall. Hospitalized for 5 weeks in 1861 with the measles. Attached to Gen. Butler's New Orleans Expedition. Discharged for disability due to lung disease, Oct. 20, 1862. Married first wife on Sept. 18, 1864; they had 3 children: Leonard, Charles and Louis Taylor. Paulina died in 1869. Married second wife, the widow of John Moore, on Oct. 17, 1871; they had 4 children: Rachel, Fred, John and Laura. Sarah died March 2, 1912. At the time of his death, Taylor had been living in the home of his daughter, Laura (Mrs. Frank Evans).
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