Anthony Taylor (Medal of Honor)

At Chickamauga, First Lieutenant Anthony Taylor remained with a small force after superior Confederate numbers pressed forward. He held his position to the last, the act for which he later received the Medal of Honor.

Anthony Taylor was born October 11, 1837, at Burlington, New Jersey. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as First Lieutenant with Company A, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

On September 20, 1863, at Chickamauga, Georgia, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.

Medal of Honor Citation

Held out to the last with a small force against the advance of superior enemy numbers.

The Medal of Honor was presented December 4, 1893. His highest recorded rank was Captain. He died May 21, 1894, in Philadelphia. He was buried in St. James the Less Church Cemetery in Philadelphia.

His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.