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William Taylor Doxey Partial Biography 7/13/1841 Born Tippecanoe County, Indiana 7/1861 Joins Company A 19th Regiment Indian Volunteer infantry in the Union Army 1862 Given rank of Captain Company K 16th Infantry 8/1862 Taken Prisoner at Battle of Richmond, KY. Paroled and exchanged. 4/1863 Took Command of his regiment. Wounded in the knee and face at the battle of Pleasant Hill. Could not talk for a year. 1863-1864 Served on Court Martial Court in Indianapolis for about 5-6 months. 9/23/1864 Discharged from Army due to his wounds. 1864 Marries Clara Craycraft 1865-1866 Opens Doxey Brewery with William Craycraft in Anderson, In. Brewery destroyed by fire in 5/1866 and not rebuilt. 1866-1869 Retail Grocery Business. 1870-1877 Opens a Staves and Headings Business. Destroyed by fire 3 times. 1870's Serves on the City Council for 6 years. 1875-1877 Co-Owner "Walden and Doxey" Grain Warehouse 1876 Serves on Ind