George T. Ward | |
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Born | Fayette County, Kentucky, United States | January 8, 1810
Died | May 5, 1862 Williamsburg, Virginia | (aged 52)
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Service | Confederate Army |
Years of service | 1861–1862 (CSA) |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 2nd Florida Infantry |
Battles / wars | Yorktown Siege American Civil War |
Other work | Plantation owner Delegate: Florida Territorial Council 1852 Candidate Governor of Florida |
George Taliaferro Ward (1810 – May 5, 1862) was a major cotton planter and politician from Leon County, Florida. He served in the Confederate Army as a colonel during the American Civil War, dying near Williamsburg, Virginia.