LTC John Taylor Radford, CSA

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LTC John Taylor Radford, CSA

Birthdate:
Death: November 12, 1864 (26)
Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, US
Place of Burial: Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Radford City, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. John Blair Radford and Elizabeth Campbell Radford
Brother of Anne Rebecca Radford; William Mosely Radford; Elizabeth Campbell Adams; Mary Mccanless Yancey; Jane Kent R. Moore and 2 others

Managed by: Donald Franklin Colvin
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About LTC John Taylor Radford, CSA

Biography

LTC John Taylor Radford, CSA was born on June 4, 1838. His parents were Dr. John Blair Radford and Elizabeth Campbell Radford.

He died on November 12, 1864 in Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, US and was buried in Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Radford City, Virginia, USA.



Col. John Taylor Radford, killed at Cedarville, Virginia.∼Civil War Confederate Officer. When war was declared in 1861 an untold number of patriotic men answered their respective county's call-to-arms. The subject of this memorial was one of them. John Taylor Radford was a native of Montgomery County, Virginia who received a higher education in Moral Philosophy and Political Economy at the University of Virginia. In 1861, he volunteered and entered Confederate service with a captain's commission with an assignment to Company K, 24th Virginia Infantry. He further served as a field officer in the 4th Virginia State Line. Radford subsequently became a Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton. By November 9, 1863 he was a lieutenant colonel who was sharing the fortunes of the 22nd Virginia Cavalry. A year later on November 12, 1864, Radford was killed in the service of his country at Cedarville, Virginia.

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LTC John Taylor Radford, CSA's Timeline

1838
June 4, 1838
1864
November 12, 1864
Age 26
Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, US
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Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Radford City, Virginia, USA