Anthony Taylor (Medal of Honor recipient)
- Anthony Taylor (Medal of Honor recipient)
Infobox Military Person
name= Anthony Taylor
born= birth date|1837|10|11
died= death date and age|1894|5|21|1837|10|11
placeofbirth= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath=
placeofburial= Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia
caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America Union
branch= United States Army Union Army
serviceyears=
rank= First Lieutenant
commands=
unit= Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=
Anthony Taylor (October 11, 1837, Burlington, New Jersey – May 21, 1894) was a Medal of Honor Recipient in the American Civil War.
Biography
Taylor entered service at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served as a First Lieutenant in Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 20, 1863. Date of issue: December 4, 1893.
Taylor is interred in the churchyard of the Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: October 11, 1837, Burlington, N.J. Date of issue: December 4, 1893.
Citation:
:Held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.[cite web]
accessdate=2008-08-05
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwarmz.html
title = ANTHONY TAYLOR entry, Medal of Honor recipient
work = American Civil War (M-Z)
publisher Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007] ee also
*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*
References
External links
*findagrave|6827 Retrieved on 2008-07-02
Persondata
NAME= Taylor, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= October 11, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Burlington, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH= May 21, 1894
PLACE OF DEATH=
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