Taylor, George

Rank: Private

Unit: B Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: October 5, 1839 in Albany, New York. He was 21.

Date of birth: 1818

Hometown: Danberry or Danbury, Connecticut

Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 8 October 1840

Cause of death: Disease unknown

Location of fatality: Fort Reid, Florida (Sanford, Florida)

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida

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