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​Prior to his service at Louisiana Tech, Taylor was an associate professor of history, dean of men (1952–1956), and dean of the [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish.<ref name=mpress/>

​Prior to his service at Louisiana Tech, Taylor was an associate professor of history, dean of men (1952–1956), and dean of the [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish.<ref name=mpress/>

Taylor's ''Reluctant Rebel: The Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861–1865'' stemmed from the translation of a diary written in Pitman [[shorthand]] by Patrick, a private in the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army from Clinton, near [[Baton Rouge]]. A clerk in the commissary and quartermaster departments of the Fourth Louisiana Infantry, Patrick began his diary in April 1861 and wrote until the last days of the conflict.<ref name=patrick>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807120729.html|title=''Reluctant Rebel''|publisher=lsu.edu|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>  

Taylor's ''Reluctant Rebel: The Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861–1865'' stemmed from the translation of a diary written in Pitman shorthand by Patrick, a private in the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army from Clinton, near [[Baton Rouge]]. A clerk in the commissary and quartermaster departments of the Fourth Louisiana Infantry, Patrick began his diary in April 1861 and wrote until the last days of the conflict.<ref name=patrick>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/bookPages/9780807120729.html|title=''Reluctant Rebel''|publisher=lsu.edu|accessdate=December 17, 2009}}</ref>  

Though the diary was intended only for Patrick's reflections, Taylor was offered the manuscript by Patrick’s niece. He determined Patrick to have been a keen observer of events, both military and off-], [[Mississippi]], and Port Hudson, Louisiana.<ref name=diary/>  He participated in the retreat from the [[Battle of Atlanta]] in [[Georgia]]. There, Patrick's regiment experienced one of the highest records for casualties in the entire Confederate Army. Patrick was particularly knowledgeable about logistics, supply, and the evaluation of the competence of his superior officers. Patrick’s integrity and writing skill give his diary realism. Though anecdotal, the work is considered a revealing portrait of a soldier in the lower echelons of the Confederate military.<ref name=patrick/>  

Though the diary was intended only for Patrick's reflections, Taylor was offered the manuscript by Patrick’s niece. He determined Patrick to have been a keen observer of events, both military and off-], [[Mississippi]], and Port Hudson, Louisiana.<ref name=diary/>  He participated in the retreat from the [[Battle of Atlanta]] in [[Georgia]]. There, Patrick's regiment experienced one of the highest records for casualties in the entire Confederate Army. Patrick was particularly knowledgeable about logistics, supply, and the evaluation of the competence of his superior officers. Patrick’s integrity and writing skill give his diary realism. Though anecdotal, the work is considered a revealing portrait of a soldier in the lower echelons of the Confederate military.<ref name=patrick/>  

Taylor also read the initial manuscript for Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisian,a,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

Taylor also read the initial manuscript for Professor John D. Winters' ''The Civil War in Louisiana'' (1963).<ref>John D. Winters, ''The Civil War in Louisian,a,'' ([[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Press 1963), ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, p. xi.</ref>​

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