COL Taylor, John Patterson

John Patterson Taylor
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Born: June 6, 1827

Birthplace: Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Father: John Taylor 1775 – 1843

(Buried: Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville, Pennsylvania)​

Mother: Elizabeth McManigal 1787 – 1869

(Buried: Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville, Pennsylvania)​

1st​ Wife: Sarah Harriet "Sallie" Nourse 1837 – 1870

(Buried: Milroy Presbyterian Church, Milroy, Pennsylvania)​

2nd​ Wife: Elizabeth H. Henry 1840 – 1883

(Buried: Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville, Pennsylvania)​

Occupation before War:

Farmer in Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain Company C, 1st​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 1st​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1862: Injured at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, his horse was shot from under him.​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 1st​ Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Chancellorsville​

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1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg. Colonel John P. Taylor led 344 men into the battle. The Cavalry Regiment had the role of serving as attached to the army headquarters. Only 2 of the cavalrymen were reported as missing. ​

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1864: Mustered out of the Union Army on September 9th​​

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1865: Brevetted Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​

Occupation after War:

Farmer and Landlord in Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania​

Died: June 27, 1914

Place of Death: Reedsville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Age at time of Death: 87 years old

Burial Place: Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville, Pennsylvania