The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04
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OBITUARY.
General Robert @. Tyler.

Chief Quaftermaster Of the Second Mil
itary District, Department of the Atlantic.
died suddenly at the Coolidge House in
Boston Monday, of neuralgia of the
heart. The General has made Boston his
home since last June, when he received his
appointment.
General Tyler was born in New York
State in 1881, and graduated from West
Point July, 1853, having received his ap.
pointment to the academy from the Hart
ford, Conn, district whittier his father had
previously removed. After his graduation
received the appointment of Brevet Sec
ond Lieutenant of ARTILLERY in the Third
Regiment of Artillery, which position he
held until 1856, when he was promoted to
First Lieutenant, and again in 1861, at the
opening of the war, he was promoted to
Colonel of the Fourth Connecticut Volun.
teers. In 1862 Col. Tyler was promoted
to brigadier generalship of volunteers.
and in the same year was brevetted a major
to the regular service for gallant service
for gallant services at the battle of Fred
erlcksburg, where he commanded the ar
tillery of the centre grand division. In
May, '64, he was rewarded for lis gallantry
at the battle of Spottsylvania by brevet
colonelcy in the regular army. At the bat
tile of Cold Harbor, in June of the same
year, he was severely wounded. In the
following August he was brevetted major
general of volunteers for great galantry,
at Cold Harbor. and also was brcyetted Il
brigadier general in the regular service for
''meritorious services in the field during
the rebellion He was mustered out of
the volunteer service in January, 1866, and
subsequently appointed deputy quarter
master general, with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel.
Gen. Tylers services at Malvern Hill
and in the famous seven days fight were
recognized by General Mcclellan in
general order. In 60 he was made Chief
Q iartermaster of the military division Of
South, which position he held till April,
1870, when he was transferred to the came
Office in the military division of the Pa
cific. From June, rs. to February of this
year, he was Chief Quartermaster of the
military division of the Atlantic, and in
June was transferred to the same position
in the I'd military division, with headquar-
tiers in this city.
His adopted State, Connecticut, has suit
ably recognized his important services, the
Legislature voting him resolution of
thanks for distinguished gallantry as exhib-
tied throughout the Peninsula campaign,
and in the battles of Charlottesville, Rap.
pahannock Station, Spottsylvania, Gettys-
burg and Cold uarbor. Gen. Tyler was
highly respected, net only for his military
record, but for his personal virtues. His
death was not unexpected. The distressing
disease of which mention is made above,
has been a constant menace to his existence
for the last two years. Monday forenoon
though unwell, having been confined to his
hotel for week, he sat up and signed
number of papers. A friend who called
quarter of an hour, before his death ohsery
ed nothing unusual in his appearance. Ten.
Tyler was bachelor, and has brother
living in Hartford, to which place his re-
mains will be sent. The State which
he reflected such credit on by his great SER
vices in the civil.war will, without doubt,
take suitable action to commemorate thems