John K. Taliaferro

John K. Taliaferro M V R C P T K Y Photo: “John Taliaferro”, 1890 Reunion Photo. Hardcopy is in Source Binder. Not Scanned. Born: 4 May 1844.[3934] Married: “His wife … was Miss Alice Shumate, of [Fauquier] County.”[3935] Died: 18 October 1927; buried Remington Community Cemetery.[3936] Lot 12, Section 9. “Into Thy Hand I Commit My Spirit.”[3937] Obituary: “Mr. John Taliaferro, a prominent citizen and Confederate veteran, died at his home in Remington this week…. Mr. Taliaferro was eighty-three years old and served in the famous Black Horse Company.”[3938] See Obituary Chapter. Children: Parents and Siblings: A sister was Mrs. John Robinson.[3939] Other Family: John K. Taliaferro [BH] is not the Captain John Taliaferro who was brother of Francis Whitaker Taliaferro [BH].[3940] Stories, Letters & Biographies: “One of the duties we were called upon to perform was to get up all the scattering firearms…”[3941] See Stories Chapter under Strother Seth Jones. After the roster he provides in his 1910 article, he writes, “It is sad to realize that forty of these are known to have answered the last roll call on earth. In accordance with the laws of nature, the few survivors will soon be called to pass over the river. May they strive to live so as to join those who have gone and we trust are resting under the shade of the trees with the great leaders and faithful officers and soldiers of the lost cause, is the prayer of—‘Comrade.’”[3942] J. K. Taliaferro wrote an article about Josh Martin [BH] and Lt. Meigs.[3943] CSR: Enlisted 1 February 1863; wounded and captured June 1864 Trevillian Depot; captured 1 April 1865 Dinwiddie Courthouse; Point Lookout Prison; released 4 June 1865 on Oath; from Culpeper County. Additional Information: Private.[3944] Wounded at Trevellians Depot and captured. Orange County.[3945] Mentioned inAn article about him may be found at reference.[3946] [NOTE:same as next?]