{"product_id":"general-richard-taylor-sticker-magnet","title":"General Richard Taylor Sticker\/Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach purchase comes with one sticker or one magnet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/richard-taylor\"\u003eHistorical Background: \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Taylor was a brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis and also a son of President\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/biographies\/zachary-taylor\" title=\"Zachary Taylor\"\u003e Zachary Taylor\u003c\/a\u003e. He owned a large sugar plantation and was a Louisiana senator – first as a Whig, then a Know-Nothing, and then a Democrat.  At first the Senator hoped to avoid secession.  Eventually, however, Taylor felt that secession was inevitable and served as a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1861, Taylor helped \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/braxton-bragg.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBraxton Bragg\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e train soldiers at Pensacola, Florida.  He was then elected Colonel of the 9th Louisiana Infantry which fought at Bull Run.  In October 1861, he was appointed Brigadier General of the Eighth Brigade (Louisiana soldiers) under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/richard-ewell.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRichard Ewell\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.  One of the regiments was the famed “Wheat’s Tigers” – known for hard fighting as well as rough living. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor was skilled at leading his men at Front Royal, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/first-winchester\" title=\"First Winchester\"\u003eFirst Winchester\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/port-republic\" title=\"Port Republic\"\u003ePort Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (in the Shenandoah Valley).  The Louisianans then fought in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/seven-days-battles\" title=\"The Seven Days Battles\"\u003eSeven Days’ Battles\u003c\/a\u003e.  Unfortunately, Taylor suffered from serious rheumatoid arthritis.  This left him incapacitated at times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePromoted to Major General, Taylor was sent to command the district of West Louisiana.  Northern activities had left that region crippled; Taylor’s job was to organize forces to defend the state.  Union goals at the time included establishing control of Louisiana in order to maintain a presence in Texas.  Shreveport was their target.  After an unsuccessful attempt to recapture New Orleans, Taylor embarrassed US General \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/nathaniel-banks.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNathaniel Banks\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e during the 1864 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/articles\/red-river-campaign\" title=\"The Red River Campaign\"\u003eRed River Campaign\u003c\/a\u003e.  Banks suffered defeat at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/learn\/civil-war\/battles\/mansfield\" title=\"Mansfield\"\u003eMansfield\u003c\/a\u003e (April 8) and Pleasant Hill (April 9) forcing Banks to abandon his plans to take Shreveport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of disagreements with his superior officer, Gen. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/edmund-kirby-smith.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEdmund Kirby Smith\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Taylor asked to be relieved of command.  Instead, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and sent to defend Mobile and Selma, Alabama.  Before long Taylor was given command of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/john-bell-hood.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJohn Bell Hood\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s Army of Tennessee.   On May 4, 1865, he was forced to surrender his army to US General \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.battlefields.org\/education\/history\/biographies\/edward-richard-sprigg-canby.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEdward Canby\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\"\u003e(opens in a new window)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.  This was the last major force to surrender east of the Mississippi.  Taylor was paroled on May 13, 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Taylor was vocal in his opposition to northern Reconstruction.  He published a memoir entitled \u003cem\u003eDestruction and Reconstruction\u003c\/em\u003e in 1879, shortly before his death in New York City.  Taylor was buried in New Orleans. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Sticker","offer_id":51897123701014,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Magnet","offer_id":51897123733782,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/0885\/0710\/files\/4C72EE57-5B44-4D5E-900B-11D4F13C61D1.png?v=1789726115","url":"https:\/\/beauregardstailor.shop\/products\/general-richard-taylor-sticker-magnet","provider":"Beauregard's Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}