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PVT Levi Tyler

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PVT Levi Tyler Veteran

Birth
Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Death
31 Mar 1863 (aged 17)
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D, Row 2, Grave 4, 3112
Memorial ID
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Levi was the son of John Tyler and his second wife Julia Ann Wright. It appears that Levi was ill and taken into the Regimental Hospital on Mar. 1, 1863 where he died of "Febris Typhoides" (Typhoid Fever) on Mar. 31, 1863.

He was one of three sons of John Tyler who served in Iowa units in the Civil War:
.. Isaiah William Tyler Co F 34th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of disease in Chicago, Illinois.
.. Lemuel Tyler Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of wounds in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
.. Levi Tyler Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of Typhoid Fever in Corinth, Mississippi.

Private, Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Name: Levi Tyler
Residence: Rippey, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862 at the age of 17. Enlisted in Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 3 Sep 1862.
Died of disease Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 11 Mar 1863 at Corinth, MS.
Levi was the son of John Tyler and his second wife Julia Ann Wright. It appears that Levi was ill and taken into the Regimental Hospital on Mar. 1, 1863 where he died of "Febris Typhoides" (Typhoid Fever) on Mar. 31, 1863.

He was one of three sons of John Tyler who served in Iowa units in the Civil War:
.. Isaiah William Tyler Co F 34th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of disease in Chicago, Illinois.
.. Lemuel Tyler Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of wounds in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
.. Levi Tyler Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Died of Typhoid Fever in Corinth, Mississippi.

Private, Co E 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Name: Levi Tyler
Residence: Rippey, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 August 1862 at the age of 17. Enlisted in Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 3 Sep 1862.
Died of disease Company E, 39th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 11 Mar 1863 at Corinth, MS.


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