Thomas H. Taylor
| Thomas H. Taylor | |
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| Born |
July 31, 1825 Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Died | April 12, 1901 (aged 75) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Buried at | Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 First Lieutenant (USA) Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (CSA) (unconfirmed) |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican-American War American Civil War |
| Other work | Chief of police, Louisville, Kentucky |
Thomas Hart Taylor (July 31, 1825 – April 12, 1901) was a Confederate States Army colonel, brigade commander, provost marshal and last Confederate post commander at Mobile, Alabama during the American Civil War (Civil War). His appointment as a brigadier general was refused by the Confederate Senate after Confederate President Jefferson Davis failed to nominate Taylor, apparently following Davis's appointment of Taylor to the rank. Nonetheless, Taylor's name is frequently found on lists and in sketches of Confederate generals. He was often referred to as a general both during the Civil War and the years following it. Before the Civil War, Taylor served as a first lieutenant in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Mexican-American War. After that war, he was a cattle driver, farmer and lawyer. After the Civil War, he was engaged in business in Mobile, Alabama for five years, and after returning to Kentucky, was a Deputy U.S. Marshal for five years and was chief of police at Louisville, Kentucky for eleven years.
Thomas H. Taylor was born July 31, 1825 at Frankfort, Kentucky. He was the son of Edmund Taylor, second cousin once removed of President and Major General Zachary Taylor, and his second wife, a Miss Hart. Taylor attended Kenyon College in Ohio and graduated from Centre College in Kentucky in 1843.
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