The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-01
GEN. iiICHARD TAYLOR.
& Sketch of tile late Confederate Chic
tain.

-, Ano iuieIa, services OF General Dick
Taylor, who died at the residence offs. l..
M. Barlow, Esq, in New York, of affec.
ton of the spleen, on the 18th instant,
were performed in "The little church,
around the corner" by DR.. Houghton.
Ills pau bearers were Hons. Hamilton
Fish, Chas. O'Conor, Secretary VIM. Af.
Evarts. ID. ID. Withers, VIM. Travero.
Geo. Ticknor Curtis, August Belmont,
Charles l.. PeAins, VIM. Constable,
Abram s. Hewitt, Senator Bayard and
Mayor Cooper. Gov. Tilden aud other
celebrities were present.
General Taylor was born in Florida,
out moved to Louisiana, and represen.
ten tnat state In the Charleston Comven.
tIon in 1860, when he opposed a split.
Un tpA election of Lincoln he moved in
the Legislature for the State convention.
He was made colonel of q Louisiana req.
Iment, then brigadier and was placed
under Stonewall Jackson. His first re.
markable service wa in the famous val
ley of Virginia campaign. At Port Re.
public the Louisiana brigade carried the
day and responded with cheers to Jack.
sons command,
THE BATTERY MUST BE TAKENp
General Taylor was not great admir-
er of Jackson, whom he has described
as man given over to lemon sucking
and prayers. On this occasion, riding
on the flank Of his column between it and
the hostile line, he saw Jackson beside
him. Taylor Id not consider that this
was the place = the Commander of The
army, and yentured to tell him so; but
ne paid no attention to the remark.
we reached shallow depression where
the enemy could depress bis guns" says
General Taylor, "and his fire became
close and fatal. Many men fell, and the
whistling of shot and shell occasioned
much ducking Of heads in the column.
This annoyed me no little, as it was but
child's play TO the work Immediately in
hand: Always AT odmirer of the delight
ful Uncle Toby, ! had contracted the
most villainous Nit of his beloved ar
my IN Flanderf snd, forgetting Jack
sons presence, ripped out, What the
hell are you dodgl for? If there is any
more OF it you will be halted under this
ire for an hour 7 The sharp tones of
familiar voice produced the desired eff
feet, and the men looked as though thew
had swallowed ramrods; but I shcll
never forget the reproacbful surprise ex-
pressed 4: Jaohhsons face. He placed a
hand on my shoulder, and said in q gen.
tie voice, Il am afraid you are wicked
fellow turned and rode back to the
pike"
TRANSFERRED TO LOUISIANA.
General Taylor was afterward trans
ferred to another and distant field Of
operations, and with the rank of major
general, on the recommendation of Jack
son for services in the Valley, placed in
command Of the district of West Louisi-
ana. He showed great skill in his new
sphere. Actuated by q dream of recap
turing New Orleans, he fiercely attacked
Banks, cut off his supplies and was in a
fair way to success when the fall of
Vicksburg destroyed his hopes. His
second service in the trans Mississippi
was in Il . famous Red River campaign,
i'll the spring of 1864, in which he acted
under the orders of General E. Kirby
Smith. He encountered Banks ermy
moving from Alexandria, and gained
two of the most important victories for
ihe Sonthern side. After the battle
of Pleasant Hill, General Taylor was for
pursuing the enemy to the waters edge,
and. contemplating the destruction of
Banks aiid Porter, indulged the prospect
Of thus overthrowing the enemy's power
and opening the way to New Orleans.
But the commanding general did not
favor this view. Taylor almost defied
General Smith and took the responsibili-
ty of changing reconnaissance into q
battle, and on the commencement of the
action he mad declared to General Polig-
mac, who commanded one of his divis-
ions, Little Frenchman,
I'm GOING TO FIGHT BANKS
here if he has q million Of men," A
despatch from General Smith came to
him in the midst of the battle, ordering
him to Withdraw near Shreveport. "Too
late, sir" said Taylor to the carrier who
brought it; "the battle is won. It is not
the first have fought with a halter
around my neck" Fortunately for him
he obtained victory, but it was pretty
clearly shown afterward that had he
obeyed orders and waited for his support,
it is improbable any portion of Banks
forces would havo escaped. The conae-
qnence of the disagreement between
Generals Taylor and Smith was that the
former was made acknowledgement and
transferred east of the Mississippi and
given command c: Via. vas popularly
known as the Department of the South
west, comprising East Louisiana and AL
surrendered to General Candy on May 4,
1865. On being asked whether the trans.
Mississippi army ought to be surrendered,
soon rs possible. You are only sitting
up with corpse. l sat with it until it
was blue, and if you delay much longer
!. %;ll become too ofifiansive for decent
burial.''
THE SURRENDER
in thus described: "a bountiful lunch
con was spread, of which we partook,
with joyous popping of champagne corks
for accompaniment, the first agreeable ex-
plosive sounds had heard for years
The air of Hail Columbia which the
band had struck up, was instantly
changed by Canby's order to Dixie : bu,
l insisted on the first, and expressed a
hope that Coicmbia would be again n
happy land, q continent honored by
many libations." After on absence ol
four years he saw his home, New Or
leans. His estate had been confiscated
and sold, and he was without q penny
His first care was 10 sell his horses, and
a purchaser was found who agreed to
take and pay for them the following
morning. The best horse was badly
foundered but sufFicient "greenhacks''
were obtained for the other 10 bring his
wife and children from tie Red River to
New Orleans.
FETED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The crowning triumphs Of General
Taylor's social career were won IN Eng.
land and on the Continent of Europe
after the war. He first glined notoriety
NJ he t,,h, h,, l.. Sc II. IL.