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U.S. Army

William Taylor

ConflictCivil War

RankCaptain

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany H & Company M, 1st Maryland Infantry

BirthplaceD.C.

Citation

When a sergeant, at Front Royal, Va., he was painfully wounded while obeying an order to burn a bridge, but, persevering in the attempt, he burned the bridge and prevented its use by the enemy. Later, at Weldon Railroad, Va., then a lieutenant, he voluntarily took the place of a disabled officer and undertook a hazardous reconnaissance beyond the lines of the army; was taken prisoner in the attempt.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864