South Dakota

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James L Taylor served in the U.S. military in South Dakota. Use the "FS: South Dakota, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1941" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What is James L Taylor's estimated birth year?
2. Where was he born?
3. When did he enlist?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "James L" as the first name and "Taylor" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the icon for James L Taylor.
• Read the information in the center column.

2. Russell was born about 1823.
3. He was born in Russell Virginia.
4. He enlisted on Sept. 21, 1864. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )