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very interesting sketch of the lie and history
Of GENERAL Taylor in the Nashville Orthopol.
i,au:
Gen. Taylor entered the army in 1905, i'm.
mediaiely alter the attack on the Chssap eake |
and has been M the service of his co.,ntrx
from that time TO the present. Having en-. |
,erSa We army as Lieutenant OF inis n,ry
nc had risen To the command of n comua,,y
al the beginning of the last spar.
rOf his gallant defence oi Fort Harrison on
ue ON oil September, 1912. President Madi.
son conferred upon him the brcvet rank of
MAJOR and he is now the Oldest Lreret in the
army. In 1882 he become The Colonel of the
ON OF m'an'ry; with this regiment be went 10
most IN danger.
On The 2oih OF December. 1886, Col. Tay-
Tor, at the head OF detachment of about 500
men, composed OF parts vt the lst, 9TH, and
oih regiments ot L. 5. Infantry and some
missouri volunteers; met about zoo Indians,
under Alligator Sam Jones. and Goa -coo-chee.
on the banks OF the G-ke-cho- bee. This bat
Tie was sought by the Indians, for the day be-
lore the engagement Col. Taylor received a
= Shalicnge from Alligator, telling him where
70 ma hiIn, aud bontering him TO come on
4 Col. Taylor desiring nothing better, immcdi
) ately pushed on, al rapid march To the ex-
pectcd battle-ground, fearful that the willy
, Indian might Change his purpose. The Indi.
J ans had strong position ia thick swamp
I covered IN irout by small stream, whose
quicksands rendered italmost impossible, but
Col. Taylor pushed through the quicksands
, ana swamps IN the face oil deadly ire from
concealed Zoe, driving III, Indians before
nim. The action was long and severe The
Indians yielding the ground inch by inch; and
then only at the point OF the bayonet. After
D Three hours OF bloody contest the Indians
e were routed and pursued with great slaughter
until night. This was the last stand the In
dams ever made, IN large body. and the on.
1 ~ Instance IN which they voluntarily gave
o battle. Though Col. Taylor won the tay, il
e "asat the expense OF l3g killed and wound
: ed-inore than one fourth oil his whole force
Two Colonels, (Col. Thompson of the 9th In
ian,ry. and Col. Gentry, OF the Missouri Vol.
unteers Tell at the head of the troops. Capt.
. Nansweanngen and Lieut.. Brooke aud Cater.
e also fell in the engagement.
during the whole engagement, Col. Taylor
remained ON horseback, passing from pent 10
point. cheering his men TO the conflict and
exposed to the Indian rifle al every moment.
FOR tins battle Mr.. Poinsett. Secretary of
War, rendered merited praise to all engaged,
III MS communication TO Congress Tie 6re-
eet Of Brigdditr General was conferred on
Col. Taylor and he was given the chief com
hlapd in Florida; which he resigned in 1910,
Siter lonr or hve years afdUous and iDdeiati-
g. pc service IN the swanlps and hammocks
OF Florida
Alter his retirement from Florida, be was
assigned 10 the command of the first depart
nncnt OF the Army, including the States of
Louisiana, Mississippi, &c, with his head
quarters at Fort Jessup, Louisiana.
His position gave him The command of the |
Army OF Occupsiion.I would have justified |
the Government In assigning TO that com
mand either OF the six general officers of the
general officers OF the areeplar army. whose
rank is higher than his
But II may be fairly presumed that the high
Character. gallant servicsz,end great expert
ehce oil Gen. Tsylor asfae from his gecsssph-
zeal position, pointed him out as the appro- 7
pnale command Of an army, which was 10 !!
plant our flag on the bank OF the Rio del |
| Norie.
| Gen. Taylor is about SO years of age is |
man OF much general iuiormai ton and an cx-
eeilent and tined soldier, prudent and skill
iui commander, whose traits OF character are,
awise Precauiion in providing Tor the hour
oi trial, aud fearless, reckless courage in bat
tie.
lie IS Kentuckian by birth, and all that
That word implies. He is an American i'm
heart, and stamped with all the elements of
hero by nature.
Under his command the fing Of the Union
WIZ receive no dishonoT on the banks OF the
Rio Gmnde.
} THE SPANISH TREATY.-The Herald
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