The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-05-03
Death OF Gen. Essr hard
Taylor.

| IHe NEWS icacueS us that this
distinguished LouiSianian breath
ed his last on the 18th inst, a,
the residence of friend, Col. S
NJ. l.. Barlow, of New York city
| The funeral took place from
-he Church of the Transtigura.
ton. DR.. Houghton read the bur
ial services.
| Among those in the church
were Royal Phelps, ex-Gov. s. j.
Tilden, ex-Mayor Wickham,
President Jewett of the Erie
Railroad, Gen. Smith. Parke God
win. Charles A. Dana. By spe-
cial request there were ne floral
offerings.
| The pail-bearers were Hon.
Hamilton Fish, Charles O'Con,
nor, Secretary William NJ. Ev-
arts, d. d. Withers. William r.
Travers, George Ticknor Curtis,
August Belmont, Charles j. Per-
kins. William Constable, Abram
5. Hewitt, Senator Bayald and
| Mayor Cooper.
Gen. Dick Taylor, as be was
| familiarly called, was native of
this city, and was the only son of
Gen. Zachary Taylor, the Presi-
dent of the United States in 1913.
During the constant absence of
his father in the tented field, he
was sent North to be educated.
spending the better part of his
! college days at Harvard Uniyer
sity. In 1916, he joined his illus
trious father in Mexico, and par>
ticipated with him through the
bloody episodes of the Mexican
War. At the close of that cam
paign he married the daughter
of Mr.. Bringier. one of the most
prominent planters of the coast,
after which he engaged in sugar
planting, pursuing that avocation
successfully for several years. He
figured conspicuously as mem
Der of the State Senate during
several terms.
He took an active part in the
secession movement of 1861, ap.
pearing as member of the con-
vention that passed the ordinance
severing the connection of Lonis-
lana with the Union. At the
head of the Ninth Regiment of
Louisiana Volunteers, he appear
ed in Virginia, obtaining soon af-
ter his arrival his promotion as
Brigadier General, in command
of that heroic body of soldiers
composed of the Sixth, Seventh
and Ninth Regiments aud Wheats
famous Tiger Battalion, brig
ade that ne led with his we'll
known'gallantry through the first
campaign in the Valley of the
Shenandoah, nOta bly, in the bat
ties of Winchester and Port Re.
public, where that command in
a brilliant charge captured a bat
terry manned by the Regulars of
the United States. Promoted to
the rank of Major General, he
was ordered to the trans Missis-
slppi Department, where he dis
played military and administra-
tive talents OF superior order.
When Gen. Banks expidition ad.
vanced into the Red River sec
ton of our State, he gathered to
gether the scattered commands
of that department, with such
rapidity and skill, as to enable
him to oppose to the advancing
and thoroughly equipped foe, an
army through whose gallantry
he gained the brilliant victory of
Mansfield, defeating at one stroke
the well conceived plans of our
enemies. For this and other eni
nent services he was promoted
l. e It ,nant General in the army
OF the Confederate States. Gen.
Taylor was an accomplished wri-
ter, and man OF great cultiva-
ton and intellect. He leave three
children, daughters, who are now
residing with their aunt. Mrs.
cambridge, in Virginia. He was
aged about sixty-two years. We
join his relatives, and his many
friends and admirers in mourn
ing the loss of this worthy son of
an illustrious sire.-Capholian.