LIEUT. COLONEL CHARLES H. TYLER CONFEDERATE P.O.W. SIGNATURE ~ MISSOURI
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CONFEDERATE P.O.W. SIGNATURE OF C.H. TYLER
SIGNED "C.H. TYLER, LIEUT. COL, PACS, VIRGINIA." ` MINOR BRUSHING OF INK
Cincinnati, August 8. --Charles H. Tyler, (nephew of John Tyler,) formerly a Captain in the United States Army, but now a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army, has been arrested here. He came here for the purpose of conducting his lady home. Mrs. Tyler telegraphed her husband at Louisville and at Nashville not to come to Cincinnati, as she thought it was dangerous. The dispatches failed to reach him. Colonel Tyler having demanded to be released on parole, he has been confined in Newport (Ky.) Barracks.
12/22/63 Lt Col Charles H Tyler PACS Assigned to TM Dept to report for duty to Gen Smith 1/27/64
Col Tyler-Paid at Mobile, 2 months’ pay 8/12/64 Hqs TM Dept, Shreveport to Gen Price-The cdg Gen has directed Col’s Tyler & Claiborne to report to you for duty. He is familiar with the efficiency and ability of both. They have but recently reported to this Dept and are anxious for active service. He desires you will take them with you and make such use of their services as you see best. Should you succeed in rapidly increasing your command, he would recommend them for assignment to the command of Bgdes. They both hold appointments as Col of the line in the PA. October 10 (Camp No. 41).--At Boonville. All the people turned out to greet us. Crossed a portion of command to north side, but recalled them. (See Shelby's report of capture of the place.) About 300 surrendered; distance, sixteen miles.
After arriving at Boonville a Bgde of Missouri recruits of two Regts was formed and placed under the command of Col Tyler and became a part of Marmaduke’s division. Besides these there were companies of partisan troops reported by their leaders to Gen Price, but never became a part of the regular organization Tyler’s Bgde [organized during raid]: Coffee’s Mo Cavalry Regt, Col John T. Coffee [transferred from Jackman’s Bgde] Perkins’ Mo Cavalry Regt, Col Caleb J. Perkins [organized during raid] Searcy’s Mo Cavalry Regt, Col James J. Searcy [organized during raid] Unorganized recruits
SIGNED "C.H. TYLER, LIEUT. COL, PACS, VIRGINIA." ` MINOR BRUSHING OF INK
Cincinnati, August 8. --Charles H. Tyler, (nephew of John Tyler,) formerly a Captain in the United States Army, but now a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army, has been arrested here. He came here for the purpose of conducting his lady home. Mrs. Tyler telegraphed her husband at Louisville and at Nashville not to come to Cincinnati, as she thought it was dangerous. The dispatches failed to reach him. Colonel Tyler having demanded to be released on parole, he has been confined in Newport (Ky.) Barracks.
12/22/63 Lt Col Charles H Tyler PACS Assigned to TM Dept to report for duty to Gen Smith 1/27/64
Col Tyler-Paid at Mobile, 2 months’ pay 8/12/64 Hqs TM Dept, Shreveport to Gen Price-The cdg Gen has directed Col’s Tyler & Claiborne to report to you for duty. He is familiar with the efficiency and ability of both. They have but recently reported to this Dept and are anxious for active service. He desires you will take them with you and make such use of their services as you see best. Should you succeed in rapidly increasing your command, he would recommend them for assignment to the command of Bgdes. They both hold appointments as Col of the line in the PA. October 10 (Camp No. 41).--At Boonville. All the people turned out to greet us. Crossed a portion of command to north side, but recalled them. (See Shelby's report of capture of the place.) About 300 surrendered; distance, sixteen miles.
After arriving at Boonville a Bgde of Missouri recruits of two Regts was formed and placed under the command of Col Tyler and became a part of Marmaduke’s division. Besides these there were companies of partisan troops reported by their leaders to Gen Price, but never became a part of the regular organization Tyler’s Bgde [organized during raid]: Coffee’s Mo Cavalry Regt, Col John T. Coffee [transferred from Jackman’s Bgde] Perkins’ Mo Cavalry Regt, Col Caleb J. Perkins [organized during raid] Searcy’s Mo Cavalry Regt, Col James J. Searcy [organized during raid] Unorganized recruits
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