★  Tyler, Erastus Barnard

Erastus Barnard Tyler
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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:
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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
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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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From Chancellorsville to the end of the war Tyler was pretty much in the vicinity of Baltimore defending that city.He did however bring his brigade to the aid of Lew Wallace at Monocacy.
 
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