Taylor, John J. - Civil War Record

TAYLOR

Posted By: Janet Brown - volunteer (email)
Date: 11/14/2013 at 16:56:13

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
about John J Taylor
Name: John J Taylor
Residence: Washingtonville, New York
Age at Enlistment: 37
Enlistment Date: 4 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
Enlistment Place: Washingtonville, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 124th Infantry Regiment on 05 Sep 1862.Promoted to Full Private on 01 Feb 1863.
Birth Date: abt 1825
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

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Note: Although it says John I Taylor, the following record appears to be for John J. Taylor and is consistent with other records. (I think that the J & I and G & I may have just been mixed up because in the Adjutant General's reports, there was not a John I. Taylor in the 124th).

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
about John I Taylor
Name: John I Taylor
Birth Date: 8 Jul 1824
Birth Place: Blooming Grove, New York
Father: Francis Howell
Mother: Charity Palmer
Residence Place: Washington Vile
Enlistment Date: 4 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Blooming Grove, Orange, New York
Regiment: 124th Infantry
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

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From the Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York

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Roster of the 124th Infantry found at:
http://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/124th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf

TAYLOR, JOHN J.—Age, 37 years. Enlisted, August 4,1862, at
Washingtonville, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal,
Co. G, September 5, 1802; returned to ranks, February 1, 1863;
captured in action, November 27, 1863, at Locust Grove, Va.;
paroled, *no date; wounded in action, May 7, 1864, at the
Wilderness, Va.; absent, in Armory Square Hospital, Washington,
D. C, since October 30, 1864, and at muster-out of
company.