George Taliaferro Ward

George T. Ward
George T. Ward
Born(1810-01-08)January 8, 1810
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
DiedMay 5, 1862(1862-05-05) (aged 52)
Williamsburg, Virginia
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Service / branchConfederate Army
Years of service1861–1862 (CSA)
RankColonel
Commands2nd Florida Infantry
Battles / warsYorktown 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.