Taylor, Miles, 1805-1873
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A native of Sarasota Springs, New York, Miles Taylor was a congressional representative, lawyer, judge, and sugar planter of Assumption Parish, Louisiana. He married Elizabeth A. Breeden, and they had two sons, Thomas (b. 1842?) and Searing (b. 1845?). He owned Scattery Plantation on Bayou Lafourche.
Thomas served as a sergeant in the 8th Louisiana Volunteers during the Civil War, fighting in Virginia and wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland. He was also a planter, inventor, and writer. Thomas settled in Fauquier County, Virginia, after the war and married Annie E. Lawrason of Baltimore.
From the description of Miles Taylor family papers, 1821-1954 (bulk 1821-1890). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244252250
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- Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862
- Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Gaines' Mill, Battle of, Va., 1862
- Women
- Yellow fever
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- Lawyers
- Legislators
- Plantation owners
- Soldiers
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- Louisiana (as recorded)
- Assumption Parish (La.) (as recorded)
- Sarasota Springs (N.Y.) (as recorded)
- Mississippi--Natchez (as recorded)
- Scattery Plantation (La.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Virginia (as recorded)
- Natchez (Miss.) (as recorded)
