Joseph Pannell Taylor
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Joseph Pannell Taylor was a career United States Army
officer and Union
general in the American Civil War
.
to Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother. His brother was President Zachary Taylor
. He married Evelyn A. McLean (1811-?) from Ohio, daughter of John McLean
, a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
, and was commissioned a third lieutenant, Mary 20, 1813, second lieutenant, August 1, 1813, and first lieutenant July 15, 1814. After discharge June 15, 1815 and reinstatement as second lieutenant, May 17, 1816, Taylor again was promoted to first lieutenant on November 24, 1817. Taylor was promoted to captain July 25, 1825. He was appointed Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence with the rank of captain on March 10, 1829 and promoted to major with essentially the same assignment (commissary, subsistence) on July 7, 1838 and again promoted to lieutenant colonel and Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence on November 30, 1841. He was appointed to the brevet grade of Colonel, USA, with the same assignment on May 30, 1848.
Taylor was promoted to full colonel, USA, and appointed Commissary General of Subsistence, September 29, 1861. On February 9, 1863 Taylor was promoted to brigadier general
, USA (regular army). Taylor died of diarrhea and partial paralysis at Washington, D.C. on June 29, 1864 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the American Civil War.. His son, Joseph Hancock Taylor, also served in the US Army, receiving an appointment to the brevet grade of colonel.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
officer and Union
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
general in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Early life
He was born in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
to Richard Taylor and Sarah Dabney Strother. His brother was President Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
. He married Evelyn A. McLean (1811-?) from Ohio, daughter of John McLean
John McLean
John McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S...
, a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Army service
He joined the army during the War of 1812War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, and was commissioned a third lieutenant, Mary 20, 1813, second lieutenant, August 1, 1813, and first lieutenant July 15, 1814. After discharge June 15, 1815 and reinstatement as second lieutenant, May 17, 1816, Taylor again was promoted to first lieutenant on November 24, 1817. Taylor was promoted to captain July 25, 1825. He was appointed Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence with the rank of captain on March 10, 1829 and promoted to major with essentially the same assignment (commissary, subsistence) on July 7, 1838 and again promoted to lieutenant colonel and Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence on November 30, 1841. He was appointed to the brevet grade of Colonel, USA, with the same assignment on May 30, 1848.
Taylor was promoted to full colonel, USA, and appointed Commissary General of Subsistence, September 29, 1861. On February 9, 1863 Taylor was promoted to brigadier general
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
, USA (regular army). Taylor died of diarrhea and partial paralysis at Washington, D.C. on June 29, 1864 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Relatives in military service
His nephew, Richard TaylorRichard Taylor (general)
Richard Taylor was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was the son of United States President Zachary Taylor and First Lady Margaret Taylor.-Early life:...
, was a Confederate Lieutenant General in the American Civil War.. His son, Joseph Hancock Taylor, also served in the US Army, receiving an appointment to the brevet grade of colonel.
See also
- List of American Civil War generals (Union)