Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard L. Taylor

Union goals at the time included establishing control of Louisiana in order to maintain a presence in Texas. Northern activities had left that region crippled Taylor’s job was to organize forces to defend the state. Promoted to Major General, Taylor was sent to command the district of West Louisiana. Unfortunately, Taylor suffered from serious rheumatoid arthritis. The Louisianans then fought in the Seven Days’ Battles. Taylor was skilled at leading his men at Front Royal, First Winchester and Port Republic (in the Shenandoah Valley). One of the regiments was the famed “Wheat’s Tigers” – known for hard fighting as well as rough living. In October 1861, he was appointed Brigadier General of the Eighth Brigade (Louisiana soldiers) under Richard Ewell. He was then elected Colonel of the 9th Louisiana Infantry which fought at Bull Run. In 1861, Taylor helped Braxton Bragg train soldiers at Pensacola, Florida. Eventually, however, Taylor felt that secession was inevitable and served as a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention. At first the Senator hoped to avoid secession.

He owned a large sugar plantation and was a Louisiana senator – first as a Whig, then a Know-Nothing, and then a Democrat. Richard Taylor was a brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis and also a son of President Zachary Taylor. Saved Land Browse Interactive Map View active campaigns.Stop the Largest Rezoning in Orange County History.Send Students on School Field Trips to Battlefields – Your Gift Tripled!.Phase Three of Gaines’ Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign.Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville.Save 343 Acres at FIVE Battlefields in FOUR Western Theater States.Help Save 820 Acres at Five Virginia Battlefields.Help Acquire 20 Sacred Acres at Antietam.Help Us Save Hallowed Ground in Tennessee and Kentucky.Virtual Tours View All See Antietam now!.National Teacher Institute July 13 - 16, 2023 Learn More.USS Constitution In 4 Minutes Watch Video.African Americans During the Revolutionary War.The First American President: Setting the Precedent.

Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard L. Taylor