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927
Taylor, Henry Clay (1845-1904) USN
Papers, 1862-1904. ca. 300 items.
In part, transcripts.
Contains two letters from cadet Taylor to his father, Apr. 3
and 5, 1863, U.S. Naval Academy, concerning future service
with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and the advantages
and disadvantages of sailing, steam, and "combination"
vessels, and a letter by Comdr. C. R. P. Rodgers, U.S.S. Wabash,
off St. Augustine, Fla., Mar. 21, 1862.
Finding aid available.
Naval Historical Foundation collection.
928
Taylor, Henry S.
(d. 1863) Capt., 3d Kentucky Volunteers
Document, 1863. 1 item.
Affidavit affirming Taylor's death at the Battle of
Chickamauga, Sept. 20,1863. Signed by Col. Henry C. Dunlap,
3d Kentucky Volunteers.
929
Taylor, Thomas W. Unionist, Kentucky
Letters, 1862, 1864. 2 items.
Contains two letters from Taylor to his sisters in
Massachusetts, Oct. 25, 1862, and June 6, 1864, concerning
Confederate foraging in Kentucky, problems with guerrillas,
and his arrest for destroying his own mill.
930
Taylor, Walter Herron CSA
Letter, 1864. 1 item.
Letter from Taylor to Gen. Richard H. Anderson, June 6,
1864, Gaines Mill, Va., on troop positions in the Siege of
Petersburg.
931
Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850), Pres., U.S.
Papers, 1814-1931. 631 items.
In part, transcripts.
Includes a letter from Gen. Benjamin F. Butler to Gen.
Joseph P. Taylor, July 28, 1862; a copy of a petition from the
officers of the 9th Louisiana Regiment to Gen. Richard Taylor,
July 30,1862, asking to remain under Taylor's command despite
his recent promotion and reassignment; and a copy of a letter
of appreciation from the officers of Maj. Edward Waller's battal-
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