. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . nt site of Terre Haute,his successful defense of which with but ahandful of men against a large force ofIndians whicii had attacked him was one ofthe first marked military achievements ofthe war. He was then brevetted Major,and in 1814 promoted to the full rank. During the remainder of the war Taylorwas actively emplo3-ed on the Westernfrontier. In the peace organization of 1815he was retained as Captain, but soon afterresigned and settled near Louisville. InMay, 1816, however, he re-entered the armyas Major of the Third Infantry ;

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. Album of history and biography of Meeker County, Minnesota . nt site of Terre Haute,his successful defense of which with but ahandful of men against a large force ofIndians whicii had attacked him was one ofthe first marked military achievements ofthe war. He was then brevetted Major,and in 1814 promoted to the full rank. During the remainder of the war Taylorwas actively emplo3-ed on the Westernfrontier. In the peace organization of 1815he was retained as Captain, but soon afterresigned and settled near Louisville. InMay, 1816, however, he re-entered the armyas Major of the Third Infantry ; becameLieutenant-Colonel of the Eighth Infantryin 1819, and in 1832 attained the Colonelcyof the First Infantry, of which he had beenLieutenant-Colonel since 1821. On differentoccasions he had been called to Washingtonas member of a military board for organiz-ing the militia of the Union, and to aid theGovernment with his knowledge in theorganization of the Indian Bureau, havingfor many years discharged the duties ofIndian agent over large tracts of Western.

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