Sgt. Henry H. Taylor, Medal of Honor Recipient

Last month I wrote about Sgt. Henry H. Taylor getting a Medal of Honor for action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Here is his Find-A-Grave information:

BIRTH:  4 July 1841,  Galena, Illinois

DEATH:  3 May 1909 (aged 67), Leavenworth, Kansas

BURIAL:  Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, Kansas

Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.  Born in Galena, Illinois, he became a  sergeant in Company C, 45th Illinois Infantry Regiment.  At Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi,  on June 25, 1863, Sergeant Taylor was first to plant colors on the Confederate fortifications on Fort Hill.

For this heroic  action in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on September 1, 1893.

He gave the city of Clay Center the cemetery.

--Old Secesh