Robert C. Tyler
| Robert Charles Tyler | |
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| Born | 1833 Between Jackson and Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | April 16, 1865 near West Point, Georgia |
| Buried at | Fort Tyler Cemetery West Point, Georgia |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 1st Lieutenant (Walker's Army) Brigadier General (CSA)
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| Commands held | Fort Tyler Bate's/Tyler's Brigade 15th-37th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry 15th Tennessee Infantry Regiment |
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William Walker's Campaign of 1856–57 American Civil War
Robert Charles Tyler (1833 – April 16, 1865) was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. Missing or conflicting sources make both his early life and his military career in the early civil war years unsure. Killed at the Battle of West Point on April 16, 1865, Tyler was the last general officer to die in the war.
Robert Charles Tyler was born in 1833, in an area between the cities of Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee. His family moved to Baltimore, Maryland when he was a young child. He served as a First Lieutenant in William Walker's filibustering army and fought in Nicaragua during the Campaign of 1856–57. Returning to Baltimore via New York City he moved to Memphis, Tennessee working as a clerk. Prior to the war he allegedly helped organize the Knights of the Golden Circle.
When the American Civil War erupted, Tyler joined the Confederate Army as a private in Company D of the 15th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant the same date. Within early 1861 Tyler was promoted to the position of Regimental Quartermaster, and is said to have been Quartermaster-General on the staffs of Generals Benjamin F. Cheatham and Gideon Pillow with the rank of captain and later as major. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel shortly before the Battle of Belmont as his predecessor resigned, Tyler commanded the regiment during the battle as Colonel Charles M. Carroll was absent. Tyler retained command of the regiment till the Battle of Shiloh. Losing three horses under him, he was wounded himself on April 7. His services were officially noted by Tyler's brigade commander, Brigadier Bushrod Johnson.
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