★★★ Taliaferro, Valentine Ham

Valentine Ham Taliaferro​

Born: September 24, 1831

Birthplace: Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Father: Charles Boutwell Taliaferro 1809 – 1882

(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)​

Mother: Mildred Barnett Meriwether 1812 – 1882

(Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia)​

Wife: Mary Jones 1835 – 1888

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Children:

Lalla Rooke Taliaferro 1853 – 1854​

(Buried: Powers–Taliaferro–Weatherly Cemetery, Coweta Co., Georgia)​

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Mary Valentine Taliaferro 1855 – 1855​

(Buried: Powers–Taliaferro–Weatherly Cemetery, Coweta Co., Georgia)​

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Ben J. Taliaferro 1857 – 1893​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

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Mary Lucy Taliaferro Noble 1864 – 1929​

(Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

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Valentine Hamilton Taliaferro 1869 – 1933​

(Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Eatonton, Georgia)​

Education:

1852: Graduated from University of New York Medical School​

Occupation before War:

1852 – 1861: Medical Doctor in Savannah, and Columbus, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861: Private in 2nd​ Georgia Battalion

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1861 – 1862: Assistant Surgeon 2nd​ Georgia Battalion​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 7th​ Confederate Cavalry​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 7th​ Confederate Cavalry​

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1864 – 1865: Colonel of 10th​ Georgia Cavalry​

Occupation after War:

Gynecological Specialist​

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Professor at Atlanta Medical College​

Died: September 17, 1887

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 55 years old

Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia

 

[Pete Longstreet]

Document pertaining to Taliaferro while in the 2nd Georgia Battalion: