★ Taylor, Joseph Pannell

Joseph Pannell Taylor
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Born: May 4, 1796

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky

Father: Colonel Richard Lee Taylor 1744 – 1829

(Buried: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)​

Mother: Sarah Dabney Strother 1760 – 1822

(Buried: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)​

Famous Brother: President Zachary Taylor 1784 – 1850

(Buried: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)​

Famous Nephew: CSA Lt. General Richard Taylor 1826 – 1879

(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)​

Wife: Eveline Aurilla McLean 1809 – 1887

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Children:

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Brig. General John McLean Taylor 1828 – 1875​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Sarah Rebecca Taylor Jones 1831 – 1917​

(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)​

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Richard Lee Taylor 1833 – 1836​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Lt. Colonel Joseph Hancock Taylor 1836 – 1885​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Belle Taylor Clarke 1838 – 1936​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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Elizabeth Lee Taylor 1847 – 1848​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

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William Bliss Taylor 1853 – 1871​

(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Occupation before War:

1813: 3rd​ Lt. in the United States Army​

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1813 – 1814: 2nd​ Lt. in the United States Army​

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1814 – 1815: 1st​ Lt. in the United States Army​

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1815: Discharged from United States Army on June 15th​​

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1816 – 1817: 2nd​ Lt. in United States Army​

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1817 – 1825: 1st​ Lt. in United States Army​

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1825 – 1829: Captain in United States Army​

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1829 – 1838: Captain & Assistant Commissary Officer in U.S. Army​

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1838 – 1841: Major & Assistant Commissary Officer in U.S. Army​

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1841 – 1861: Lt. Colonel & Assistant Commissary Officer in U.S. Army​

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Served as Chief Commissary Officer during the Mexican War​

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1848: Brevetted to the Rank of Colonel in the United States Army​

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Assisted Commander John Gardner in getting provisions Fort Moultrie​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Colonel Commissary General of Subsistence U.S. Army​

1863 – 1864: Brigadier General and Commissary General U.S. Army​

Died: June 29, 1864

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Diarrhea and partial paralysis

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

 

[John Hartwell]

Washington National Intelligencer, July 1, 1864:

 

[JOHN42768]

Never heard of a 3rd Lt.. Who knew.

 

[Kip124thNY]

Thanks for posting, enjoy learning about soldiers that are seldom in the spotlight.

 

[Pollaco]

Upon Taylor's death Gen. Amos Beebe Eaton took over as Commissary General of Subsistence.

 

[Pollaco]

I'd like to hear some more details about His death. These sound more like symptoms than causes.

 

[111thNYSV]

Not a good sign when the Commissary General dies from diarrhea.

 

[Lubliner]

The impact of General Taylor remaining involved with the Union shocked me. Dehydration is the resultant cause of death from Diarrhea.
Lubliner.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Joseph P. Taylor! Remembering General Taylor.

 

[Pollaco]

Some of his famous relatives are mentioned, but he was also a brother-in-law to General Nathaniel McLean of the U..S. Volunteers. And his daughter Sarah was married to Confederate General David Rumph Jones.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday (Wednesday) Brig. General Joseph P. Taylor! Salutes remembering General Taylor on his birthday week.