Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-22

Z,cnARY TAYLOR, tie of farther honorably dis
ingulshed in the Revolutionary War, was born in Or
angp CO.. Virginia Nov. q I1Si. Till the age OF 81
he worked the fam Of his father, but early developed
taste for military life. lie appointed lst Lieu
tenant in the Seventh Inflnry on May 3 sos. In 1910
he married Miss Margaret Smith Of Maryland. IN 1872
he served Captain under Gen Harrison in the Indian
war of the Northwest, where in September he gained
great credit for bravery and coulness in offending Fort
Harrison against the savages and received the rank OF
Breset Aapr in consequence. Ia the Of The war
he further distinguished himself When il ended be
ing reduced to the rank of Captain on account Of the
general reduction of the army he resigned aud went
back 10 his farm. lie relnslaed as Maj. in Isl 6
and command d for two years al Green Bay On Lake
Michigan Afterwards he served mostly in the South,
begin scarcely ever absent from active duty
On April 10. 1910. he received the commission Of
Lieut. Colonel After 1926, he was again sent To The
Northwest where he remained five years. 10 1882 he
was made Colonel, ava served in the Black Hawk War
Afterwards he stationed at Prairie du Chen till
1886 when he ordered to Florida where on Dee
% 1887, he fought the battle If Okechobee, of the
most memorable in the annals Of cur Indian hostit,s
which virtually put end the war for thi, he recev-
ed The breyt rank of 3rigadier General. He remained
in Florida I'LL 1910 when he took command of the first
department Of the Army in the South west his head
quarters being al Fort Gbson in Arkansas. IN 1915 he
ordered 10 the Texan frontier, anticipation of the
Mexican War, and al the beginning of August had taken
up his position at Corpus Christi. On March 8, 1916
IN compliance with the orders OF President Polk he be
gan 10 march on The Rio Grinde
The events which Flowed this step are too well
known To require capualinn here The battle f Palo
Ala fought My s, 1876 that of Resacl de la Palma
the next day. Malamoras was taken May Is on the
50h he was made Mair General By 5i-vet and on
June % was prompted 10 fall rank. The attack on
Monterey began September 81 and was closed by the
capIiulaon The 2lh. His great aud final battle Oh
Buena Vista was fought on February 90, lS17 In all
these Affairs he manifested great soundness of Judgment
readiness Of mind, fertility of resources mastery Of the
art OF war; power OF inspiring his subJrdnatts only
with affection for his person. bat with confidence in his
skill aud fortunes, as well as constant humanity towards
the vanqulshed, and frank dignity which won the re-
gard OF the hostile people among whom he had
m1nd an invading army somewhat homogeneous in its
elements and difficult to be controlled.
Ia November, iei7. Gen. Taylor returned Ia the L.
States. He received with the congratulations aud
relocings Of The people wherever he appeared. The
year before he was nominated for the Presidency H.
June, lclS, he received the nomination of the Wing
Convention at Philadelphia, and in November was elect
ed, receiving l63 electoral votes l27 for Gen Cass
lie was lnauguracd ON March 3 1910 and at his death
had discharged the duties OF President year. foui
months and four days. Had he lived the 9th of mex
November he would have been sixty SIX years old.
In person. Gen. Tayllr about five feet Ell, h inch
IS high, with slight tendency tpcorpuency. His com
pleXnn dark, his forehead high, his features plain
but full of courage Intelligence, benevoence and goot
humor His dress was always simple, an his manners
made all who approached him perfectly at home.
Mrs Taylor. the wife OF his youth, still lives though
from taste she has not appeared in general society since
her husbands elevation 10 the Presidency. They hav
had four children. aud three daughters; one
the latter married Dr. God of the Army who has beer
in attendance the President during his last illness; an
other (now deceased) married Senator Davis Of Miss
and the third is Mrs Bliss, who has done the honors o
the Presidential Mansion The ii is still young man
In this hour of universal sorrow, this great loss
The whole country and The entire people lat our prayer
be that the public and private virtues of the man WHOM
all mourn may still leud their Influence our natona
councils and character. and that his noble and maui
qualities may never want exemplars in the Republic !
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