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William Taylor (1836 – April 6, 1902) was a Union Army soldier and officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during two separate Virginia engagements. The Battle of Front Royal in 1862 and the Battle of Globe Tavern in 1864. ==Medal of Honor citation== “The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant & Second Lieutenant William Taylor, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry as a sergeant, at (Front Royal ), Virginia, 23 May 1862. William Taylor was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy.〔("Torch the Bridges! —Battle of Front Royal- May 23, 1862 —." ) The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 25 January 2011.〕 Later, on 19 August 1864, at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, then a lieutenant serving with Company M, he voluntarily took the place of a disabled officer and undertook a hazardous reconnaissance beyond the lines of the army; was taken prisoner in the attempt.” The Medal of Honor was awarded to Taylor on August 2, 1897. Obituary and News Clippings of William Taylor from Baltimore Death Register: Baltimore American, Monday, April 7, 1902, Page 1 TAYLOR—Suddenly, Sunday morning, at his residence, Number 19 Fairview avenue, Captain WILLIAM, husband of Ruth M. (Philadelphia (Pa.), Washington, (D.C.) and Evansville (Ind.) papers please copy. ) Baltimore Morning Sun; Tuesday, April 8, 1902, Page 8 CAPT. WILLIAM TAYLOR Capt. William Taylor, 66 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died Sunday morning at his home, 19 Fairview avenue, Carroll, in the southwestern suburbs, of Bright’s disease, superinduced by wounds which he received during the Civil War. A few weeks ago a wound in his right leg healed and since that time he had been growing steadily worse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Taylor (Medal of Honor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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