Download or read book Destruction and Reconstruction written by Richard Taylor and published by J. S. Sanders, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Taylor (1826-1879), son of President Zachary Taylor and brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, was a planter, politician, and general. Taylor's memoir of his Civil War and Reconstruction experiences is regarded as one of the best-written of the period. His recollections focus on his service in Virginia under Stonewall Jackson and later as commander of the department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana.