, ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁John ▁Ing alls ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Ab ig ail ▁Russell ▁H ap good . ▁At ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Taylor ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁badly ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Port ▁Hudson . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁married ▁Georg iana ▁Oliv ia ▁Davis ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁ 5 ▁children . ▁His ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁prede ce asing ▁him ▁by ▁two ▁years . ▁His ▁commonly ▁used ▁military ▁rank , ▁General ▁Taylor , ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁service ▁and ▁rank ▁in ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁state ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁Taylor ▁joined ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁founded . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁six ▁Boston ▁business men , ▁led ▁by ▁merchant ▁E ben ▁D yer ▁Jordan , ▁who ▁joint ly ▁inv ested ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁at ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁four ▁c ents . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁paper ▁facing ▁low ▁circul ation ▁and ▁financial ▁difficulties , ▁Jordan ▁h ired ▁Taylor ▁as ▁temporary ▁business ▁manager . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁Taylor ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁Civil ▁War ▁veter an , ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁and ▁printer ▁for ▁the