Richard "Dick" Taylor was the son of Grayson Bradford & Catherine (Rice) Taylor.

Data is from a 1945 transcription. Stone is missing or below ground.

Richard Taylor is commemorated on the Confederate Memorial in Anderson County as "Killed".

On Jan. 25, 1865, Taylor was believed to have been in the company of Capt Isaiah "Zay" Coulter when he attacked a Federal column of Union Colored Cavalry herding cattle through Shelby County. In this attack the rear guard of the Federal troops were shot down (Simpsonville Slaughter). This encounter at Simpsonville is the last action that Dick Taylor took part in as his death occurred two days later.

A telegram written by D.W. Lindsey, Inspector and Adjutant General of the Kentucky Volunteers relayed to General Hobson at Lexington gives the following official account of his capture.

"Headquarters Kentucky Volunteers, Adjutant - General's Office
Frankfort, Kentucky,
Jan. 28, 1865
General E.H. Hobson, Lexington, Ky.
General: I have reliable information from Rough and Ready (Alton) in Anderson County, of a fight between a detachment of Captain Brown's company of the 54th and a gang of guerrillas under the notorious Dick Taylor, who was the leader of the gang that killed the negroes a few days since below Simpsonville. Lieut. Moore and Taylor had a hand to hand fight, and Moore received several cuts from a bowie knife in the face, and in the fight he shot Taylor dead. One other guerrilla was killed and the rest routed.
Very Respectfully,
D.W. Lindsey,
Inspector and Adjutant General"

The History of Anderson County by Major McKee gives the following account.

On the last occasion of his operations in Anderson County, Dick and some of his compatriots visited the home of his father Grayson Taylor on Hammond's Creek, where they spent the night. An order had published by the Federal authorities, requiring persons who knew the whereabouts of guerillas to report to the nearest military post, and anyone caught in the act of giving aid to the rebels would be dealt with accordingly. After his son and friends had departed, and fearing retribution from authorities, Grayson Taylor rode to Lawrenceburg and reported that guerrillas had spent the night on his farm. Capt. Lorenzo Brown's Co "D" 54th Ky. Mtd Inf. responded and picked up the trail. In the meantime, a light skiff of snow had fallen and turned to rain. The rebels had taken shelter from the weather under a pile of fence rails and were soon discovered. Taylor and another man, Smith, were captured but the rest escaped. As Capt. Brown and his men pursued the others, Leuit W.T. Moore and pvt. Shouse were put in charge of the prisoners, putting each on their horse behind them. After traveling some distance a signal between the captives initiated a grab for the guns of the guards, and in the scramble Shouse's horse became frightened and ran ahead several yards. The soldier managed to gain control of the gun and shot Taylor to death then rode back to the other men who were struggling on the ground and shot Smith. This is the story told by the two men and was believed by their friends, but not by anyone else, and was called murder. The Taylor family had many friends and sympathy was widespread. The bodies of Taylor and Smith were taken into Lawrenceburg, and were carried to the home of W.R. Taylor, a brother of Dick, and from there they were both buried in the family graveyard on the Taylor farm.