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24-1153: Thomas Taylor may refer to: Military [ edit ] Thomas H. Taylor (1825–1901), Confederate States Army colonel Thomas Happer Taylor (1934–2017), U.S. Army officer; military historian and author; triathlete Thomas Taylor (Medal of Honor) (born 1834), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas William Taylor (British Army officer) (1782–1854) Politicians [ edit ] Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet (1657–1696), English MP for Maidstone Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Baronet (1662–1736), Anglo-Irish MP Sir Thomas Taylor, 2nd Baronet, of Kells (1686–1757), Anglo-Irish MP Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective (1724–1795), Irish peer and politician Thomas Edward Taylor (1811–1883), British Conservative Party politician Thomas Taylor (Liberal politician) (1851–1916), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Bolton, 1912–1916 Thomas William Taylor (1852–1924), politician in Manitoba, Canada Thomas Baird Taylor (1860–1937), American farmer and politician in

48-756: A captain of cavalry in the Army of the Confederate States of America , the Regular Army of the Confederacy. According to one source, on July 3, 1861, he became lieutenant colonel of the Confederate 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment. Other sources indicate that the 1st Kentucky Infantry was not formed until August 7, 1861. In early July 1861, Taylor was either a member of the personal staff of Confederate President Jefferson Davis or at least

72-474: A Union cavalry escort took Taylor to Arlington, where they found McDowell was out. Taylor was taken to the office of U.S. Army General-in-Chief, Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott in Washington when Scott learned of his mission and that McDowell was not present to receive him. Scott sent the dispatches to President Lincoln. Scott served wine and champagne while they waited for a reply. Due to

96-405: A change in administration. Thomas Hart Taylor died at Louisville, Kentucky on April 12, 1901, of typhoid fever. Taylor was buried at State Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky. Thomas Taylor (weightlifter) Tom Taylor (26 July 1889 – 21 July 1966) was a British weightlifter . He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics . Tom Taylor triumphed in

120-655: A flag of truce toward the Union Army headquarters of Major General Irvin McDowell at Arlington, Virginia , presumably to ultimately present the dispatches to President Lincoln. About seven miles from Arlington, Taylor was met by Union Colonel, soon to be Brigadier General , Andrew Porter , a comrade from the Mexican–American War and First Lieutenant , later Brigadier General, William W. Averell . After some personal conversation between Taylor and Porter,

144-512: A special messenger on his behalf. On July 6, 1861, Taylor took dispatches from Jefferson Davis for President Abraham Lincoln . These dispatches insisted that the crew of the privateer Savannah be treated as prisoners of war and exchanged and threatened retaliation against Union Army prisoners if the crew were hanged as pirates . After proceeding to Manassas Junction, Virginia , by railroad, on July 8, 1861, with an escort of about 12 men from Fairfax, Virginia , Taylor set out under

168-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas H. Taylor Thomas H. Taylor was born July 31, 1825, at Frankfort, Kentucky . He was the son of Edmund Taylor, second cousin once removed of President and Major General Zachary Taylor , and his second wife, a Miss Hart. Taylor attended Kenyon College in Ohio and graduated from Centre College in Kentucky in 1843. During

192-828: The 1930s and 1940s for England, Yorkshire, and Castleford Thomas Taylor (weightlifter) (born 1899), British Olympic weightlifter Others [ edit ] Thomas Taylor (architect) (1777/78–1826), English artist and architect Thomas Taylor (Australian architect) (19th century), Brisbane architect, designed the Wenley House Thomas Taylor (artist) (born 1973), British children's author and illustrator Thomas Taylor (botanist) (1786–1848), botanical author Sir Thomas Taylor (chemist) (1895–1953), English chemist and university administrator Thomas Taylor (microscopist) , Scottish-American plant pathologist and microscopist Thomas Glanville Taylor (1804–1848), English astronomer to HEIC, worked at

216-653: The Army of East Tennessee in March 1862. The 1st Kentucky Infantry was a 12-month regiment which was mustered out of the Confederate States Army in the summer of 1862. Taylor was assigned to brigade command in the Department of East Tennessee by Major General E. Kirby Smith. This division served at Cumberland Gap and in Kentucky. Thomas H. Taylor was appointed brigadier general on November 4, 1862, but

240-521: The Civil War, Taylor moved to Alabama where he engaged in business at Mobile until 1870. He returned to Kentucky and served for five years as deputy U.S. Marshal. Taylor was chief of police of Louisville, Kentucky from 1881 to 1892. Even though he had no experience as an engineer, he was superintendent of the Louisville and Portland Canal between February 1886 and 1889 when he was replaced due to

264-592: The Confederate Senate refused the appointment when Confederate President Jefferson Davis failed to nominate Taylor. After commanding a brigade in Major General Carter L. Stevenson's division of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana from December 1862 through April 1863, Taylor became provost marshal and inspector general for the Army of Mississippi under Lieutenant General John Pemberton at Vicksburg, Mississippi . He

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288-604: The Madras Observatory Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880–1963), geographer and Antarctic explorer Sir Thomas Murray Taylor (1897–1962), principal of Aberdeen University Thomas Taylor (neoplatonist) (1758–1835), English translator and Neoplatonist Sir Thomas Wardlaw Taylor (1833–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge See also [ edit ] Tom Taylor (disambiguation) Tommy Taylor (disambiguation) Thomas Taylour (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

312-643: The Mexican–American War, Taylor served in the 3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment, at first as a private, and then as a first lieutenant. Taylor was a cattle driver, farmer and lawyer before the war. Taylor was married three times. In 1844, he married Sarah Elizabeth Blandford. They had one child, Edmund Haynes Taylor, before her death in 1858. In 1864, he married Sarah A. Moreland of Mobile, Alabama, who died some time before 1878. In 1878, he married Eliza Adair Monroe. They had four children, Mary Louise, John Adair Monroe, Thomas Hart Jr. and Adair Monroe. Thomas H. Taylor began his Confederate Army Civil War service as

336-638: The Minnesota House of Representatives Tommy Taylor (New Zealand politician) (1862–1911), New Zealand Member of Parliament Thomas Taylor (Canadian politician) (1865–1947), politician in British Columbia, Canada Thomas N. Taylor (1868–1950), Utah businessman and mayor of Provo, Utah Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gryfe (1912–2001), British politician Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn (1929–2016), British life peer Thomas C. Taylor (born 1948), American politician in

360-1219: The New Mexico House of Representatives Thomas Taylor (Australian politician) , member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Religious [ edit ] Thomas Fielden Taylor (1879–1937), New Zealand Anglican priest and city missioner Thomas Taylor (Archdeacon of Ardagh) , 18th-century Anglican priest in Ireland Thomas Taylor (historian) (1858–1938), priest, historian and scholar of Celtic culture Thomas Taylor (English minister) (1738–1816), English Wesleyan minister and writer Thomas Taylor (priest, 1576–1632) , English Puritan Thomas Taylor (priest, 1757–1808) , Archdeacon of Chichester Sports [ edit ] Thomas Taylor (cricketer, born 1753) (1753–1806), English cricketer Thomas Taylor (cricketer, born 1823) , English cricketer Tommy Taylor (Irish footballer) , real name Thomas Taylor, Irish international footballer Thomas Taylor (rugby league) (1911–1992), rugby league footballer of

384-415: The city, which he was compelled to evacuate with Confederate troops from local forts on April 11, 1865. According to some sources, no record of his parole has been found, but at least one source says Taylor was paroled on May 5, 1865, with troops at Jackson, Mississippi , where he acted as parole commissioner for Confederate troops in that area under orders from Lieutenant General Richard Taylor . After

408-710: The featherweight division in the 1922 British Championship. He broke numerous British records and, in 1924, at the Stadium Club in London, won the world record for the two-handed dead lift with a lift of 435 lb (197 kg). Taylor was the third British competitor in the men's featherweight division along side Alfred Baxter and Augustus Cummins at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He placed 17th overall, behind Baxter (7th) and Cummins (16th). Despite having his given name listed as "Thomas Taylor," numerous official records show that it

432-422: The late hour, after 10:00 p.m., Lincoln sent no reply. Scott sent Taylor back to Major General Irvin McDowell for more hospitality and to stay the night, promising that he would send a reply from Lincoln promptly. After breakfast and with a stack of northern newspapers, Taylor and his party were escorted back to the Confederate lines. Lincoln never responded to Davis's messages. However, he did not enforce

456-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Taylor&oldid=1237037846 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

480-487: The stated policy of hanging privateers as pirates. On August 7, 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston combined two Kentucky battalions into the 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Taylor was ordered to take command. On September 28, 1861, the regiment skirmished with small Union Army units as the Confederates evacuated Mason's Hill and Munson's Hill , about four miles from Alexandria, Virginia . Taylor

504-604: Was given command of the District of Mississippi and East Louisiana in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana from March 5, 1864, to April 28, 1864. Taylor was delayed by Union Major General William T. Sherman's capture of Meridian, Mississippi , after the Battle of Meridian from February 14 to February 20, 1864. Taylor took command on March 30, 1864. He had a difficult time due to his small number of troops and civilian discontent as well as Union raids. Taylor

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528-512: Was in command of an attack on Donaldsonville, Louisiana on June 27, 1863 or June 28, 1863, which was repulsed in part by gunboats on the Mississippi River . Taylor was captured at the fall of Vicksburg to Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863 He was paroled, went to Montgomery, Alabama , and was later exchanged. After his exchange, Taylor had brief service at Mobile, Alabama and then

552-418: Was promoted to colonel on October 14, 1861. On December 20, 1861, the regiment fought at the Battle of Dranesville as part of a large foraging party under the overall command of Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart . Taylor became separated from his men while moving down his line and had to extricate himself from behind enemy lines after nightfall. Taylor's regiment was assigned to Brigade 5, Division 1 of

576-611: Was relieved on April 28, 1864, by Colonel John S. Scott, who had lived in East Louisiana , and reported to department headquarters at Demopolis, Alabama . On June 24, 1864, Taylor became provost marshal of the Department of Alabama and East Mississippi under Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee at Meridian. From November 1864 until the end of the war, Taylor was in command of the post at Mobile, Alabama . In this capacity, he commanded only some reserve and local defense troops, charged more with maintaining order than defending

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