Thomas H. Taylor
Confederate States Army brigadier general
Died when: 75 years 255 days (908 months)Star Sign: Leo
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.
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.
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