History of West Point, (Bibb County) Georgia United States of America

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Robert C. Tyler, soldier, was born in Maryland. He accompanied Gen. William Walker on his Nicaragua expedition in 1859; subsequently settled in Memphis, Tenn.; entered the Confederate service in 1861 as quarter-master of the 15th Tennessee regiment, and was soon after transferred in the same capacity to the staff of General Cheatham. He was afterward promoted lieutenant-colonel, 15th Tennessee regiment, attached to the 1st brigade, Cheatham's 2d division, Polk's 1st army corps; was promoted colonel, and in the Chattanooga campaign commanded Bate's brigade, Breckinridge's division under Bate, Hardie's corps, being severely wounded at the battle of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 23-25, 1863. He was absent from the field for several months, and while invalided at West Point, Ga., was promoted brigadier-general. Upon the advance of Gen. O. H. La Grange with a brigade of General Wilson's cavalry to West Point, April 16, 1865, General Tyler organized a command of convalescent and Georgia militia, numbering 265 men in all, and undertook the defence of a small earth-work situated on an eminence and protected by an imperfect abatis, two 32-pounders and two field-guns. The fight was desperate, and General Tyler was killed early in the action. Of his command, 18 were killed, 28 severely wounded, and 200 captured. General La Grange's loss was 7 killed and 29 wounded. He died at West Point, Ga., April 16, 1865.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of West Point, (Bibb County) Georgia

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