The Taylor's Battery Collection
The Taylor's Battery Collection..... click on the flags to follow the links
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Original Members Photo Gallery new pictures added!! |
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Pictures of a pipe once owned by Francis Pond who served in Taylor's battery until 10/62 new!! |
| This does take you from the Taylor's Battery web page | |
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A letter from Private Otho Klemm to a friend living in Toledo, Ohio describing action at Belmont, Missouri new!! |
| Otho Klemm served in Battery B from April '61 through July '64 | |
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Obituary and accompanying description of Ezra Taylor's Funeral new!! |
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Original Taylor's Battery Reunion Invitation |
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Combo knife, fork and spoon carried by Artilleryman Henry Dudley during his service with the Battery |
| Picture first appeared in the Chicago Daily News in 1915 | |
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A collection of letters by 1st Lt. Timothy Blaisdell written between January 31,1862 and July 3, 1862 |
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Lt. Timothy Blaisdell served with Battery B from 1861-1864 |
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Charles Affeld Diary transcription from April 15th through July 4th 1863 |
| Charles and his brother Otto served in Battery B from April '61 through July '64. This is a long download but worth the wait. | |
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The Death Notice Of Captain Levi W. Hart on January 6, 1877 from the Oconto County Reporter |
| Levi Hart served with Battery B first as a 2nd Lt then a 1st Lt before receiving his own command in 1863. | |
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The Death Notice Of Captain Israel Rumsey and his Wife on April 29,1921in The Lake Forester newspaper |
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Israel Rumsey served with Battery B as a 2nd Lt, 1st Lt, then as it's Captain |
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| A summary background of existing units in Chicago at the beginning of the war. | |
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Early Uniform Study of the Chicago Light Artillery |
| This article is based on the information provided with Plate # 785 by the Company of Military Historians. Written by James J. Hennessey | |
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Cartes De Visite Study |
| A detailed analysis of 29 Cartes de Visite shows us some interesting variations on a few items. The CDVs were taken in the early fall of 1862 in Memphis Tn. | |
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A Tribute to The Boys of Battery B by Mrs. Mary J. Peckham |
| This poem was recited at the 1880 Reunion Dinner for Taylor's Battery | |
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The Lewis Lake Papers, "My Experiences in a Rebel Prison" |
| Lewis Lake served in Battery B from Dec. '63 through the end of the war. | |
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Pvt. Charles E. Affeld Describes The Mechanicsburg Expedition in 1863 |
| Charles Affeld served in Battery B from April '61 through July '64. This first appeared in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. | |
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Pvt. Charles E. Affeld Describes the action west of the Mississippi in 1863 |
| Charles Affeld served in Battery B from April '61 through July '64 This first appeared in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. | |
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Original 10 day pass for Charles Affeld and Rail road pass |
| Scan of a 10 day furlough and rail pass of Charles Affeld dated July1861. | |
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A letter from Private Schuyler Coe to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hicker of New York describing action around Vicksburg |
| Schuyler Coe served in Battery B from April '61 through '65. The original of this letter is in the Pearce Civil War Collect, Navarro College, Corsicanna Texas | |
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The Autobiography and Civil War Letters of Israel Parson Rumsey Coming Soon |
| Captain Rumsey's letters come courtesy of the Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society. | |
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Daily Report Summary from Adjutant General's Office given at the Mustering out of the Battery in July1864 |
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Dyer's Regimental History of Battery "B" |
| Taken from Dyers, " A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer | |
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Battery Forge Project by members of Taylor's Battery |
