Taylor, Thomas Thomson, 1836-1908

An Ohio native, Thomas Thomson Taylor enlisted in the Company I of the 12th Ohio Infantry Regiment at Georgetown, Oh., at the beginning of the Civil War and later raised a company that was mustered into the 47th Regiment as Company F. Rising to the rank of colonel, Taylor participated in the the siege and capture of Vicksburg, Miss., and fought at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., and Larkin's Landing, Alabama. Taylor subsequently joined in the Atlanta Campaign and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea until he received a severe wound to his hand during the capture of Fort McAllister near Savannah, Ga. Following the Civil War, Taylor relocated to Lake Charles, La., where he worked as a lawyer and a newspaper editor.

From the description of Thomas Thomson Taylor papers, 1861-1866. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 236087328

Thomas Thomson Taylor, Union solider, lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician, was born 28 September 1837.During the Civil War, he served with the 12th Ohio Volunteers as a lieutenant, and with the 47th Ohio Infantry as a captain and a colonel, in West Virginia and throughout the South, and participated in numerous skirmishes and battles including the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. Taylor apparently wrote news of the war for a hometown newspaper. During the attack on Fort McCallister (1864), Taylor's hand was injured and one finger was amputated. In 1865, Taylor worked as a lawyer in the Military Court in Washington, D.C. After the war he settled in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

From the description of Thomas Thomson Taylor papers, 1861-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83835324