Confederate general (born 1826)

Richard Taylor

Richard "Dick" Taylor was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confederate States Army, serving first as a brigade commander in Virginia and later as an army commander in the trans-Mississippi Theater. Taylor commanded the District of West Louisiana and opposed United States troops advancing through upper northwest Louisiana during the Red River Campaign of 1864. He was the only son of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States.

Born

1826

January 27

Died

1879

Era

1820s

Country

—

About

Richard, in brief

Richard "Dick" Taylor was an American planter, politician, military historian, and Confederate general. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, Taylor joined the Confederate States Army, serving first as a brigade commander in Virginia and later as an army commander in the trans-Mississippi Theater. Taylor commanded the District of West Louisiana and opposed United States troops advancing through upper northwest Louisiana during the Red River Campaign of 1864. He was the only son of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

  1. 1826 Born
  2. 1879 Died

Also on January 27

What else happened on this day, through history

See all of January 27 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 27

Art Rooney 1901–1988 American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901) Bridget Fonda 1964– American actress Hester Thrale 1741– Welsh author (died 1821) Hiroyoshi Nishizawa 1920–1944 Japanese lieutenant and pilot (died 1944) Ingrid Thulin 1926–2004 Swedish actress (died 2004) Lewis Carroll 1832–1898 English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832) Matt Stover 1968– American football player Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin 1826–1889 Russian journalist and author (died 1889) Rauf Denktaş 1924–2012 Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (born 1924)

See everything on January 27 →

Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1826

Bernhard Riemann 1826–1866 German mathematician and academic (born 1826) Keʻelikōlani 1826– Hawaiian royal and governor (died 1883) Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin 1826–1889 Russian journalist and author (died 1889)

Keep going

More to explore

Richard's birthday January 27 Richard's zodiac Aquarius Browse People A–Z