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Taylor died December 22, 1890 in Cambridge, NJ at the age of 64.","\"Battles of South Mountain September 14 and Antietam September 16-17. March up the Potomac to Leesburg, then to Falmouth October 11-November 18. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, \"Mud March\", January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 13, then to Covington, Ky, March 20-28. Duty in District of Kentucky. At Paris, Nicholasville, Lancaster, Stanford and Somerset till June. Movement through Kentucky to Cairo, Ill, June 4-10, then to Vicksburg, Miss., June 14-17. Siege of Vicksburg June 17-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Duty at Milldale till August 6. Moved to Covington, Ky., thence to Crab Orchard, Ky., august 6-18. March to Knoxville, Tenn., September 10-26, and duty there till October 3. Action at Blue Springs October 10. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Campbell Station November 16. 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Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.\"","\"PREFACE The 100th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment Known as THE 'ROUNDHEADS' This Regiment was organized in western Pennsylvania in August of 1861. It consisted of eleven companies. The men were from six different Pennsylvaina counties, but over half the men from the eleven compaines were from Lawrence County. The regiment served for forty seven months and participated in eighteen battles and a great number of skirmishes and engagements. Their first baptisim of fire took place at the Battle of Secessionville on June 16th, 1862. From that point on they fought with The Army of the Potomac in the summer and fall of 1862, and were in Pope's Virginia Campaign as well as the Maryland campaign of that year. They then served in Kentucky, and fought with Grant in his campaign at Vicksburg. Then they fought in the East Tennessee campaign which ended with a victory at Knoxville. This locked up Tennessee for the Union. A very large percentage of the regiment reenlisted in East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-1864 even though field conditions were terrible. They joined Grant's army in April of 1864 at Anapolis, and served with the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war. It was during this particular period of time that they sustained terrible losses. During this twelve month campaign the Ninth Corps was in the worst of the fighting. William Taylor was a physician in private life but enlisted as a private. He was treated as an officer because of his professional station. He became a Sergeant in Company G and in May of 1864 was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He became a First Lieutenant in July of that year and Commissary Captain in October.\"","Processed by William W. Moss and Ellen Strong during 1997-1998. Kaitlyn Gardy reformatted the transcriptions and made them available online in September-October 2009. Additions and corrections to collection desciption made by Austin W. 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A very large percentage of the regiment reenlisted in East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-1864 even though field conditions were terrible. They joined Grant's army in April of 1864 at Anapolis, and served with the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war. It was during this particular period of time that they sustained terrible losses. During this twelve month campaign the Ninth Corps was in the worst of the fighting. William Taylor was a physician in private life but enlisted as a private. He was treated as an officer because of his professional station. He became a Sergeant in Company G and in May of 1864 was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He became a First Lieutenant in July of that year and Commissary Captain in October.\"","Processed by William W. Moss and Ellen Strong during 1997-1998. Kaitlyn Gardy reformatted the transcriptions and made them available online in September-October 2009. Additions and corrections to collection desciption made by Austin W. Smith in September 2010.","The transcriptions of Taylor's letters arranged on a map were part of the Community Walk website which ceased in 2021, https://www.communitywalk.com ","Taylor's specific project URL:\nhttp://www.communitywalk.com/william_taylors_civil_war_correspondence/william_taylors_civil_war_correspondence/map/436410","Floppy disks from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Letters, September 1862 through October 1864, from Captain William Taylor, a soldier in the Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War. The letters were written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, and Maryland to his wife Jane McKnight Taylor. Included are his descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat, and siege outside of Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault."," Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. According to the processor of the collection, there are small errors in the transcriptions and users should verify items of crucial evidence against the original letters. Further information from the transcriber is available in the finding aid/inventory linked below. The transcriptions are available online with links to PDF versions (below) and Taylor's letters are arranged on a map available at:"," A note included with the collection of letters from Taylor's nephew notes that these letters were written to Jane Morrison Taylor, William's wife. In another place, her maiden name is denoted as McKnight. The note also states that John Wallace Morrison started a book from these letters, but never finished it."," Taylor often numbered his letters in order to keep track of them. Number 114 (Box 3, Folder 4, letter 142) is dated March 22, 1864, but probably dates from April 22, 1864. 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In another place, her maiden name is denoted as McKnight. The note also states that John Wallace Morrison started a book from these letters, but never finished it."," Taylor often numbered his letters in order to keep track of them. Number 114 (Box 3, Folder 4, letter 142) is dated March 22, 1864, but probably dates from April 22, 1864. Had this letter been written on March 22, it logically would have been numbered No. 109. Taylor also dated several letters 1865, but their context and content indicate that they were written in 1864."," Additionally, in a letter written on July 4, 1864 (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 147), Taylor indicates that he is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. However, he also states that his position has not changed since his last letter (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 146), which was written in Petersburg, Virginia.","Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. 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The men were from six different Pennsylvaina counties, but over half the men from the eleven compaines were from Lawrence County. The regiment served for forty seven months and participated in eighteen battles and a great number of skirmishes and engagements. Their first baptisim of fire took place at the Battle of Secessionville on June 16th, 1862. From that point on they fought with The Army of the Potomac in the summer and fall of 1862, and were in Pope's Virginia Campaign as well as the Maryland campaign of that year. They then served in Kentucky, and fought with Grant in his campaign at Vicksburg. Then they fought in the East Tennessee campaign which ended with a victory at Knoxville. This locked up Tennessee for the Union. A very large percentage of the regiment reenlisted in East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-1864 even though field conditions were terrible. They joined Grant's army in April of 1864 at Anapolis, and served with the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war. It was during this particular period of time that they sustained terrible losses. During this twelve month campaign the Ninth Corps was in the worst of the fighting. William Taylor was a physician in private life but enlisted as a private. He was treated as an officer because of his professional station. He became a Sergeant in Company G and in May of 1864 was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He became a First Lieutenant in July of that year and Commissary Captain in October.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Taylor Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["William Taylor Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by William W. 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The letters were written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, and Maryland to his wife Jane McKnight Taylor. Included are his descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat, and siege outside of Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. According to the processor of the collection, there are small errors in the transcriptions and users should verify items of crucial evidence against the original letters. Further information from the transcriber is available in the finding aid/inventory linked below. 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In another place, her maiden name is denoted as McKnight. The note also states that John Wallace Morrison started a book from these letters, but never finished it."," Taylor often numbered his letters in order to keep track of them. Number 114 (Box 3, Folder 4, letter 142) is dated March 22, 1864, but probably dates from April 22, 1864. Had this letter been written on March 22, it logically would have been numbered No. 109. Taylor also dated several letters 1865, but their context and content indicate that they were written in 1864."," Additionally, in a letter written on July 4, 1864 (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 147), Taylor indicates that he is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. However, he also states that his position has not changed since his last letter (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 146), which was written in Petersburg, Virginia.","Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. 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The men were from six different Pennsylvaina counties, but over half the men from the eleven compaines were from Lawrence County. The regiment served for forty seven months and participated in eighteen battles and a great number of skirmishes and engagements. Their first baptisim of fire took place at the Battle of Secessionville on June 16th, 1862. From that point on they fought with The Army of the Potomac in the summer and fall of 1862, and were in Pope's Virginia Campaign as well as the Maryland campaign of that year. They then served in Kentucky, and fought with Grant in his campaign at Vicksburg. Then they fought in the East Tennessee campaign which ended with a victory at Knoxville. This locked up Tennessee for the Union. A very large percentage of the regiment reenlisted in East Tennessee during the winter of 1863-1864 even though field conditions were terrible. They joined Grant's army in April of 1864 at Anapolis, and served with the Army of the Potomac for the remainder of the war. It was during this particular period of time that they sustained terrible losses. During this twelve month campaign the Ninth Corps was in the worst of the fighting. William Taylor was a physician in private life but enlisted as a private. He was treated as an officer because of his professional station. He became a Sergeant in Company G and in May of 1864 was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He became a First Lieutenant in July of that year and Commissary Captain in October.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliam Taylor Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["William Taylor Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by William W. 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The letters were written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, and Maryland to his wife Jane McKnight Taylor. Included are his descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat, and siege outside of Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. According to the processor of the collection, there are small errors in the transcriptions and users should verify items of crucial evidence against the original letters. Further information from the transcriber is available in the finding aid/inventory linked below. The transcriptions are available online with links to PDF versions (below) and Taylor's letters are arranged on a map available at:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e A note included with the collection of letters from Taylor's nephew notes that these letters were written to Jane Morrison Taylor, William's wife. In another place, her maiden name is denoted as McKnight. The note also states that John Wallace Morrison started a book from these letters, but never finished it.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Taylor often numbered his letters in order to keep track of them. Number 114 (Box 3, Folder 4, letter 142) is dated March 22, 1864, but probably dates from April 22, 1864. Had this letter been written on March 22, it logically would have been numbered No. 109. Taylor also dated several letters 1865, but their context and content indicate that they were written in 1864.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additionally, in a letter written on July 4, 1864 (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 147), Taylor indicates that he is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. However, he also states that his position has not changed since his last letter (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 146), which was written in Petersburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRalph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. According to the processor of the collection, there are small errors in the transcriptions and users should verify items of crucial evidence against the original letters.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Letters, September 1862 through October 1864, from Captain William Taylor, a soldier in the Pennsylvania Regiment during the American Civil War. The letters were written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, and Maryland to his wife Jane McKnight Taylor. Included are his descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat, and siege outside of Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault."," Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. According to the processor of the collection, there are small errors in the transcriptions and users should verify items of crucial evidence against the original letters. Further information from the transcriber is available in the finding aid/inventory linked below. The transcriptions are available online with links to PDF versions (below) and Taylor's letters are arranged on a map available at:"," A note included with the collection of letters from Taylor's nephew notes that these letters were written to Jane Morrison Taylor, William's wife. In another place, her maiden name is denoted as McKnight. The note also states that John Wallace Morrison started a book from these letters, but never finished it."," Taylor often numbered his letters in order to keep track of them. Number 114 (Box 3, Folder 4, letter 142) is dated March 22, 1864, but probably dates from April 22, 1864. Had this letter been written on March 22, it logically would have been numbered No. 109. Taylor also dated several letters 1865, but their context and content indicate that they were written in 1864."," Additionally, in a letter written on July 4, 1864 (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 147), Taylor indicates that he is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. However, he also states that his position has not changed since his last letter (Box 3, Folder 5, letter 146), which was written in Petersburg, Virginia.","Ralph G. Poriss transcribed the letters prior to 1997. 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