Tag Archives: Knights of the Golden Circle

The “Lost General” is at Last Found

Posted on March 2, 2022 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes guest author Bruce Allardice In May of 1861 a stocky, handsome man of military bearing walked into a recruiting office in Jackson, Tennessee, at the head of a group of volunteers from Memphis. He gave his name as … Continue reading →

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The Last to Fall

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Lee White

When Brigadier General Robert Charles Tyler fell near the palisade entrance to the fort bearing his name, he would go down in history as the last Confederate General to die in combat during the American Civil War. Tyler was also … Continue reading →

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