Erastus Barnard Tyler
Born: April 24, 1822
Birthplace: West Bloomfield, New York
Father: Asahel Tyler 1794 – 1868
Mother: Maria Augusta Barnard 1799 – 1843
Wife: Mary L. Clark 1823 –
Married: July 4, 1843, in Portage, Ohio
Wife: Emily “Emma” Cassard 1836 – 1920
Married: November 21, 1865 in Baltimore, Maryland
Children:
Charles N. Tyler 1847 – 1888
Mary A. Tyler 1854 –
Education:
Graduated from Granville College
Occupation before War:
Fur Merchant in Western Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 7th Ohio Volunteers Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Division Commander during First Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1862: Union Army Commander at Battle of Port Republic ,Virginia
1862: Brigade Commander during the Maryland Campaign
1862: Brigade Commander during Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Brigade Commander during Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Helped Stabilize the Union Battle line at Chancellorsville
1863 – 1865: Commander of the Defenses of Baltimore, Maryland
1865: Mustered out of the Army on August 24th
Occupation after War:
United States Postmaster for Baltimore, Maryland
Died: January 9, 1891
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Cause of Death: Obstruction of the intestines
Burial Place: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
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