William Rogers Taylor
| William Rogers Taylor | |
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Rear Admiral Taylor
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| Born |
November 7, 1811 Rhode Island |
| Died | April 14, 1889 (aged 77) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1828–1873 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
Housatonic Juniata Northern Pacific Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
William Rogers Taylor (7 November 1811 – 14 April 1889) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
Taylor was born in Rhode Island. He was appointed as a U.S. Navy midshipman in 1828, served in the sloops of war St. Louis and Peacock during the next decade, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1840. He next had Coast Survey duty, then was an officer of the sloop of war St. Mary's during the Mexican War, when he also served in the Naval Battery during the siege of Vera Cruz. In 1848-49 he was assigned to the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia, then to the sloop of war Albany. For eight years, beginning in 1853, he primarily served in the field of naval ordnance. In 1855, he received promotion to commander.
Promoted to the rank of captain in July 1862, he commanded the steam sloop Housatonic during the next several months. In 1863, he was Fleet Captain of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In that role, he participated in attacks on Confederate fortifications protecting Charleston, South Carolina. Captain Taylor commanded the steam sloop Juniata during 1864-65 and took part in the operations that led to the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
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