Educated as an attorney, Captain Henry Ashburn Tyler first joined the confederate army in May 1861 as a member of the 5th Tn. Inf. Not satisfied with the life of a foot soldier, Tyler transferred to the 12th Ky Cavalry after one year of infantry service. And it was while a member of the Ky regiment that the young officer became a colleague of the war's most famous cavalryman, Rebel Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Tyler's battalion frequently served as Forrest's shock troops, sneaking up on the Union enemy in preparation for the general's attack. Forrest greatly appreciated Tyler's bravery and military skills, and after the Confederate Veteran magazine stated Tyler "enjoyed the enviable distinction of having been mentioned for gallantry in action mort than any officer in the Confederate cause."
Captain Tyler obtained a number of distinctions following the Civil War. He became a Ky. state senator, serving the people of the commonwealth that his great grandfather, U.S. Captain Robert Tyler had explored with the legendary Daniel Boone. Henry Tyler also kept his ties to the defunct Confederacy he had once fought for, obtaining the rank of Lt. general in the United Confederate Veterans organization. And, he remained loyal to the memory of Forrest, acting as commander of the U.C.V. group, Forrest's Cavalry Corps.
Tyler, an active philanthropist in his community of Hickman, Ky., died at his estate, Oakwood Farm, on April 26, 1915.
Tyler's battalion frequently served as Forrest's shock troops, sneaking up on the Union enemy in preparation for the general's attack. Forrest greatly appreciated Tyler's bravery and military skills, and after the Confederate Veteran magazine stated Tyler "enjoyed the enviable distinction of having been mentioned for gallantry in action mort than any officer in the Confederate cause."
Captain Tyler obtained a number of distinctions following the Civil War. He became a Ky. state senator, serving the people of the commonwealth that his great grandfather, U.S. Captain Robert Tyler had explored with the legendary Daniel Boone. Henry Tyler also kept his ties to the defunct Confederacy he had once fought for, obtaining the rank of Lt. general in the United Confederate Veterans organization. And, he remained loyal to the memory of Forrest, acting as commander of the U.C.V. group, Forrest's Cavalry Corps.
Tyler, an active philanthropist in his community of Hickman, Ky., died at his estate, Oakwood Farm, on April 26, 1915.
Educated as an attorney, Captain Henry Ashburn Tyler first joined the confederate army in May 1861 as a member of the 5th Tn. Inf. Not satisfied with the life of a foot soldier, Tyler transferred to the 12th Ky Cavalry after one year of infantry service. And it was while a member of the Ky regiment that the young officer became a colleague of the war's most famous cavalryman, Rebel Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Tyler's battalion frequently served as Forrest's shock troops, sneaking up on the Union enemy in preparation for the general's attack. Forrest greatly appreciated Tyler's bravery and military skills, and after the Confederate Veteran magazine stated Tyler "enjoyed the enviable distinction of having been mentioned for gallantry in action mort than any officer in the Confederate cause."
Captain Tyler obtained a number of distinctions following the Civil War. He became a Ky. state senator, serving the people of the commonwealth that his great grandfather, U.S. Captain Robert Tyler had explored with the legendary Daniel Boone. Henry Tyler also kept his ties to the defunct Confederacy he had once fought for, obtaining the rank of Lt. general in the United Confederate Veterans organization. And, he remained loyal to the memory of Forrest, acting as commander of the U.C.V. group, Forrest's Cavalry Corps.
Tyler, an active philanthropist in his community of Hickman, Ky., died at his estate, Oakwood Farm, on April 26, 1915.
Tyler's battalion frequently served as Forrest's shock troops, sneaking up on the Union enemy in preparation for the general's attack. Forrest greatly appreciated Tyler's bravery and military skills, and after the Confederate Veteran magazine stated Tyler "enjoyed the enviable distinction of having been mentioned for gallantry in action mort than any officer in the Confederate cause."
Captain Tyler obtained a number of distinctions following the Civil War. He became a Ky. state senator, serving the people of the commonwealth that his great grandfather, U.S. Captain Robert Tyler had explored with the legendary Daniel Boone. Henry Tyler also kept his ties to the defunct Confederacy he had once fought for, obtaining the rank of Lt. general in the United Confederate Veterans organization. And, he remained loyal to the memory of Forrest, acting as commander of the U.C.V. group, Forrest's Cavalry Corps.
Tyler, an active philanthropist in his community of Hickman, Ky., died at his estate, Oakwood Farm, on April 26, 1915.
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