Robert O. Tyler

(1831-1874)

United States Army brigadier general

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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 was commander of the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where his artillery batteries played an important role in the Union victory. Tyler also led a division of heavy artillery turned infantry during the Overland Campaign of 1864. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor and relegated to administrative duties for the duration of the war.

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Born	Robert Ogden Tyler 22 December 1831 Hunter, Greene County, New York, USA
Died	1 December 1874 (aged 42) Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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