Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Lieutenant Anthony Taylor received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 20, 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Taylor was 25 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 4, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Captain.
Taylor was born on October 11, 1837 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Taylor died on May 21, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 56. He is buried at St. James The Less Church Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Taylor is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior numbers of the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- October 11, 1837Born in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey
- September 20, 1863Act of valor — Chickamauga, GeorgiaAge 25. Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
- December 4, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- May 21, 1894Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 56.
- Resting placeSt. James The Less Church CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Biography
Anthony Taylor (October 11, 1837 – May 21, 1894) was a Medal of Honor Recipient in the American Civil War.
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