Richard Taylor (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate general in the American Civil War
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1826
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 12-Apr-1879
Profession: politician, military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Richard Taylor (general)
- Richard "Dick" Taylor (January 27, 1826 – April 12, 1879) was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general.
- Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confederate States Army, serving first as a brigade commander in Virginia, and later as an army commander in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
- Taylor commanded the District of West Louisiana and was responsible for successfully opposing United States troops invading upper northwest Louisiana during the Red River Campaign of 1864.
- He was the only son of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States.
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Author: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
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- TITLE: Richard Taylor CSA
- CALL NUMBER: LC-B813- 2113 B[P&P]
- REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-cwpb-06291 (digital file from original neg.)
- MEDIUM: 1 negative : glass, wet collodion.
- CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1860 and 1870]
- NOTES: Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
- Annotation from negative, scratched on emulsion: 2113.
- Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).
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