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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Anthony Taylor

Details
  • Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Captain)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company A,
    15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: September 20, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Chickamauga, Georgia, USA
Citation

Held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.

Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: December 4, 1893
  • Born: October 11, 1837, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ, United States
  • Died: May 21, 1894, Philadelphia, PA, United States
  • Buried: St. James The Less Church Cemetery (PMH) (345), Philadelphia, PA, United States
 

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