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E. Tyler
(1822 - 1891)
Home State: Ohio
Education: Granville (OH) College (now Denison University)
Command Billet: Brigade Commander
Branch of Service: Infantry
Before Antietam
Before the War he was a successful fur hunter and merchant. In April 1861 he was Colonel of the 7th Ohio Regiment at Cross Lanes WV, and he commanded the 3rd Brigade/Shields' Division at Winchester and Port Republic. In May 1862 he was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers.
On the Campaign
He commanded the First Brigade in the Third Division/Fifth (V) Corps, in reserve on the 17th at Antietam.
The rest of the War
He continued to lead the Brigade at Fredericksburg, where he was wounded, and at Chancellorsville. He later commanded the defenses of Baltimore.
After the War
He was Postmaster of Baltimore.
Birth
04/24/1822 in NY
Death
01/09/1891; Baltimore, MD; burial in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD