The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-19
GEN. RICHARD TAYLOR.
II SKETCH or THE LATE CONFED-
.EH1TLS SCIfIEFIAIN.


er-in-Law OF Jeff. Davis--A Dashing
Warrior, Accomplished Gentleman
and PungenU Essayist.
The funeral services of General
Dick Taylor, who died at the resi-
dcnce Of $. L. M. Barlow, Esq, in
New York, of affection of the spleen,
on the 18th instant, were peformsd
in "Ihe little church around tho
corner" by DR.. Houghton, His
pall-6earcrs were Hons. Hamilton
Fish Chas. O'Conor, Secretary Wm.
M. Evarts, d. d. Withcrs, VIM. r.
Travers, Geo. Ticknor Gun ts, August
Belmont, Charles L.. Perkins, Wm.
Constable, Abram s. Hewitt, Sena~
tor Bayard and Mayor Cooper. Gov.
TilQen and other celebrities were
present.
General Taylor was born in
Florida, but moved to Louisiana,
and represented that State in the
CharloHton Convention in 1860, when
he opposed split. On tho election
of Lincoln ho moved in the Legisla-
ture for the State convention, He
was made colonel Of a Louisiana
regiment, then brighdier and was
placed under StoneWall Jackson.
His first remarkable service was in
the famous valley of Virginia cam
paign. At Port Republic the LOU
isiuna brigade carried the day and
responded With cheers to Jacksons S
command,
"rIIE BATTERY MUST BE TAKEN!'
General Taylor was not a great ad-
mirer of Jackson, whom he has
described as man given over to
lemon sucking and prayers. On
this occasion, riding on the fapk. of
his column, between it and the hos
tile line, he SAW Jackson beside him.
Taylor did not consider that this
was the place for tho commander of
the army, and yenturcd to tell him
SO but he paid no attention to the
remark. eve reached shallow
depression where the enemy could
depress his guns says General
Taylor, "and his fire became close
and fatal. Many mon fell, and the
wtlistling of shot and shell occasions
ed much duclling of heads ip the
column. This annoyed me- no little,
as it WAS but child's play to tho
work Immediately in hand. Always
an admirer Of the delightful Uncle
Toby, had contracted the most
villGinous habit of his beloved army
in Flanders, and, forgetting Jack
sons presence, ripped out, what
the he'll are you dodginG for? If
;tlcr" is any more of it you will be
halted under this fire for an hour !
The sharp tones Of familiar voice
produced the desired effect, and the
mon looked as though they had
swallowed ramrods but I shall
never forget the repreachfpl sur
prise expressed in Jacksons face.
He placed hand on my shoulder,
and said i'll o gentle voice, i am
afraid you are wicked follow
turned and rode back to the pike"
TRANSFERRED TO LOUISIANA.
General Taylor WAS aftcrward
transferred to another and distant
field Of operations, and, with tho
rank of malor~general, on the re-
commendations Of Jackson for sor-
vices in the Valley, placed in ccm
mand Of the district Of West Louisi~
ana. He showed great skill in his
new sphere. .Actuated by q dream
of recapturing New Orleans, he
tiercely attacked Banks, cut off his
supplies and was in fair way to
success when the fall Of Vicksburg
destroyed his hopes. His second
service in The trans Mississippi was
in the famous Red River campaign,
in the spring of 1864, in which he
acted under the orders of General
e. Kirby Smith. He encountered
Banks army moving from Alexan-
dria, and gained two of the most
important victories for the Southern
side. After the battle of Pleasant
Hill, General Taylor was for pursu-
ing the enemy to the
waters edge, and, contemplating
the destruction of Banks and Porter,
indulged the prospect of thus over
throwing the enemy's power and
opening tho way to New Orleans.
But the commanding general did not
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