John H. Taylor was born about 1840 in Virginia. From 1859 to 1861, Taylor attended Allegheny College, a school for Baptist ministers open from 1859 to 1861, in Blue Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Rev. Taylor was a chaplain for the 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry. He enlisted in 1863 and left the service due to ill health in early 1865. He was present at the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. By 1880, Taylor and his wife, Susan, were living in Middle River, Augusta County. They had at least 8 children. Taylor died in 1916.
From the guide to the John H. Taylor Correspondence, 1859-1877 (Bulk, 1860-1861), (Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.)
