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  • Robert O. Tyler
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  • Robert Ogden Tyler (December 31, 1831 – December 1, 1874) was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known as the commander of the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac, including at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where many of his batteries played important role in the Union victory. Tyler later led a division of heavy artillery turned infantry during the Overland Campaign of 1864, when he was badly wounded and relegated to administrative duties for the duration of the war.
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serviceyears
  • 1853
accessdate
  • 2010-08-16
Birth Date
  • 1831-12-31
Commands
  • Artillery Reserve;
  • Fourth Division, II Corps
Branch
death place
  • Boston, Massachusetts
Name
  • Robert O. Tyler
Caption
  • Robert O. Tyler
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1874-12-01
Rank
  • 35
Allegiance
Battles
laterwork
  • author
ID
  • 19739
placeofburial
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  • Robert Ogden Tyler (December 31, 1831 – December 1, 1874) was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known as the commander of the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac, including at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where many of his batteries played important role in the Union victory. Tyler later led a division of heavy artillery turned infantry during the Overland Campaign of 1864, when he was badly wounded and relegated to administrative duties for the duration of the war.