Taylor.

Taylor was an artist, who worked in Philadelphia, Pa. at least between April and September, 1861. He may have been James E. Taylor, who was a newspaper illustrator during and after the Civil War. James E. Taylor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1839, graduated from Notre Dame, and briefly served with the 10th New York Infantry. He then became a newspaper illustrator and was particularly noted for the work he did in the American West after the Civil War. He died in 1901.

From the description of Sketchbook, 1861. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84666606