The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-20

chools of his native town, and his edu
ation was finished in the Wilmington
Ugh school and the Powers institute al
|Bernardston, Mass. He fitted himself
D teach school, and in the late fifties
aught near Moline, Ill.,, for about two
ears. At the breaking out of the
bar he was promised commission il
'|e would enlist in an Illinois regiment
HIT preferred to enlist from his native
late. He returned to Guilford and en-
Isted as private in Company F, 4tl
lermont infantry, Aug. 81, 1861, and
las mustered into service at BrattIe
bro, Sept. 81 of that year. He was
| NON promoted to the rank of sergeant
! I'd when wounded had been promised
Irther promotion. He participated IN
ferry engagement in which, his com
my took part up to and including the
lttle of the Wilderness, in which he
Is seriously wounded. Struck in the
lck and seriously wounded by piece
\ shell May 5, 1864, he was sent to
field hospital and it was thought
BIT to send him home without trying
remove the piece of iron. The late
Gale of Brattleboro located and
4 hoved the Jagged piece of iron some
lie after the war. Colonel Taylor
given no anaesthetic when the
ration was performed.
colonel TAYLOR took part in the en-
dement's at Lees Mills, Williams
Y, Golding's Farm, Savage's Sta
!, White Oak Swamp. Fredericks-
I, Mary's Heights, Salem Heights,
tysburg. Champions Gap, Antietam,
lkstown, Rappahannock. and the
herness. He was brought back to
home in GuilfOrd on stretcher,
lit was believed by the army sur
Is that he could not live, but the
b. of 1865 found him, sufficiently
Eered to engage in the clothing
hess. in which he continued until
He was clerk for H. A. Good
Nor about six months, and bought
Iout in the fall of 1865. Colonel
br's store was located at first where
Brattleboro Savings bank is, and
he moved to the store now 0ccu-
by Donnell & Davis.
received his rank of colonel as
Ide on the staff of Governor Viii,
p. Dillingham; in 1888. Colonel
r was captain and provost mar.
bf the Vermont National guard
1886 to 1883 and in the latter
was elected department command
1.-THE Vermont G. A. r. For many
The had been trustee of the Sol
Home at Bennington, holding the
In at the time of his death. !,
b the time he went out of the
tg business in 1873 Colonel ray
host continuously held some pub
be until 1887 when he engaged in
fnranee business with his brother,
faylor. and in 1893 with his son,
faylor. In 1900 H. Z. Taylor g. |
Sught out A. w. Childs & Co.
1879 to 1885 he was deputy col
bf internal revenue for the dis |
Vermont. He was appointed. |
Hsheriff for Windham county in |
lie was tax collector for Brat
for five successive terms, from
N1SS9 He was appointed door
bf the house of representatives
Vermont legislature of 1888, and
bwing year received from Sec.
the Treasury Window an APP
bit as special inspector of Gus
th headquarters at st. Adams:
blding this position Colonel
was actively interested in the
sion of smugglers, and much
me was devoted to apprehend-
ese attempting to cross the
border into the United
[ He resigned this position Nov.
Jas appointed postmaster of
no March a. 1904, following
of DR.. d. p. Webster, and
htment was given him May l,
bile Colonel Taylor was well
hundreds of men because of
hreer of public service he was
ill better known through his
with the G. A. r. He was
of Sedgwick post. and was
commander of that organ
e had filed all of the offices
and probably but few other
e country had more faith
bnt at national G. A. R. en-
~ Colonel Taylor had served
the stats of different ma
nanders. He was a familiar