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Note: William initially enlisted 8-11-1861, the day after his brother Joshua, in Co A, 29th IN Inf. However, he was discharged 12-21-1861 for disability after being unfit for duty 30 days. He apparently sustained a hernia during a fall while on duty and "has become so feeble as to be utterly unfit for the duties of a soldier." He also had pneumonia. William John Taylor enlisted the following year (8-15-1862) in Co. B of the 100th IN Infantry during the Civil War. This was the same company as his brothers, Cornelius and Warren. William may have been present when his brother died (Cornelius had already been discharged). He was sick in Memphis, TN from Oct. 10 1863, but returned to duty in December. William was wounded in battle on July 18, 1864 (near Marietta, GA?) and was thought to be in the hospital until Jan/Feb of 1865. However, he apparently left the hospital on Oct. 15, 1864, being furloughed home for 30 days. He was listed as a deserter when he didn't return and was arrested by a citizen on Jan 21, 1865 in Steuben Co, IN and taken to Indianapolis. His service record clarifies "A wounded soldier furloughed home, through ignorance overstayed his time." A reward of $30 was apparently paid to the person who brought him in. William was discharged for disability on 6-8-1865 at Washington, DC. The examining surgeon says he is totally incapacitated for obtaining his subsistence by manual labor because he was "shot through the leg posterior to knee joint, severing tendons about said joint causing partial stiffness." William was granted a pension in April 1864, but under limitations of the act of 7-14-1862 he was denied his pension from his date of discarge. William felt this was unfair and in 1868, while living in Angola, Steuben Co, IN hired a lawyer to pursue his case. In 1890, and not having remarried, Lydia applied for a widow's pension "having no property of any kind and means of support except as she works out and earns a livelihood." Lydia was successful in obtaining a widow's pension. William J. Taylor enlisted as a Private in Captain Gillispie's Co. (Co. B) 100th Indiana Infantry August 15, 1862 in York Twnshp, Steuben Co. Indiana for a period of 3 years. He mustered in for service September 10, 1862 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is listed in Muster Roll records as being 6 feet 2 inches tall, dark complexion, black eyes, black hair, age 20 years, born in Butler Co. Pennsylvania, Occupation, farmer. November-December 1863 he is listed as absent, sick in Memphis, Tn. since October 10, 1863. November-December 1964 he is listed as absent, wounded in battle on July 18, 1864, left in Hospital. Pvt. Taylor was shot in the back of the right leg, just above the knee. The gunshot would severed tendons in the back of his knee. The wound is considered not permanent. He was wounded in the Atlanta Campaign. In July-August 1864 he is listed in a Hospital muster roll for U.S.A. Hospital, 15 Army Corps. in Marietta, Georgia. On August 18, 1864, a month after being wounded in battle, he was furloughed home for 30 days, until September 19, 1864. After this, Pvt. William Taylor appears on a descriptive list of Deserters Arrested dated January 23, 1865. It states that he deserted October 15, 1864, and was arrested January 21, 1865 in Steuben Co. Indiana. Records also state that there was a $30.00 dollar reward and $5.00 for transportation. This record goes on to say that "a wounded soldier furloughed home, through ignorance overstayed his time and was arrested by a citizen and brought to these Headquarters." He then appears on a list of Deserters and Stragglers forwarded from Indianapolis, Indiana to New York City January 24, 1865. He is received January 28, 1865 in New York City. Charges; $51.97 dollars. On June 8 1865 William Taylor is mustered out of service in Washington D.C. Based on pension records, William J. Taylor applied for a pension for a temporary injury he received during his service in the military. It appears that he continued to collect on the injury after he recovered. After the Government became aware of this, they attempted to recover the money that they paid to him. Also during his service in the army he suffered a hernia from a fall that rendered him unfit for duty and from a stretch of Pneumonia.
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