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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: William E. Taylor Family Letters, 1864, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-568
Primary Creator: Taylor, William E. (1809-1870)
Extent: 2.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: American poetry--19th century, Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Grandy's Battery, Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry, Norfolk (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Forms of Material: Correspondence, Notes, Poems
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Two 1864 letters from William E. Taylor and William E. Taylor, Jr. to Archie Taylor, concerning life in the South during the Civil War and Union occupation. Also includes a note from Baxton and a handwritten copy of Father Abram Joseph Ryan's poem "Conquered Banner."
Biographical Note
William Eyre Taylor was born on February 18, 1809 in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Margaret Alice Lyon on February 22, 1831 in Northampton, Virginia. The couple had five children: Sally, Robert, Will, Archibald, and Virginia. Taylor served as a private in Company F of the 6th Virginia Infantry, also known as the Seaboard Rifles. He was also a member of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. Taylor died in September 1870 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
William E. Taylor Family Letters, MSS 0000-568, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 17, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts],
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- Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Letters from William E. Taylor to Archie Taylor, 1864 August 23
- Item 1: Correspondence, William E. Taylor to Archie Taylor, 1864 August 23
- Four-page letter from father to son concerning family and the Civil War.
- Citation: Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts, Item 1: Correspondence, William E. Taylor to Archie Taylor, 1864 August 23, William E. Taylor Family Letters, MSS 0000-568, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia
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Item ID: MSS0000568_001
- Item 2: Correspondence, William E. Taylor, Jr. to Archie Taylor, 1864 August 23
- Ten-page letter from older brother to younger brother concerning family and the Civil War.
- Citation: Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts, Item 1: Correspondence, William E. Taylor Jr. to Archie Taylor, 1864 August 23, William E. Taylor Family Letters, MSS 0000-568, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia
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Item ID: SMC_MSS0000568_002
- Folder 2: Miscellaneous, undated
- Item 1: Notes, On Sir James Scarlett By Baxton, undated
- Note attributes Scarlett's success as an advocate by being brief and to the point in front of a jury. Reverse side of note includes quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Hyperion.
- Item 2: Poem, "Conquered Banner", undated
- Handwritten poem was originally written by Father Abram Joseph Ryan in 1865.
