� Home
   � Before the Battle
   � Leading to War
   � Battle of West Point
   � After the Battle
   � Key People
   � Armament
   � Civil War Timeline
   � Re-enactments
   � Railroad
   � Local Industry
   � Links
   � Association
   � Directions 

 

 

      Battle Of
        West Point
 After the Battle

LaGrange's Letter to Upton

WEST .POINT, GA., April 16, 1865

Major-General Upton,

Comdg. 1st and 4th Divs, . Cav Corps. Mil. Div. of the Mississippi

GENERAL; We have just taken Fort Tyler by assault, capturing garrison (200 men) and armament.  My command is now crossing the river on the wagon bridge.  The resistance was stubborn and our loss severe.  The rebel General Tyler was killed. We have destroyed the railroad to this point and captured 13 engines and 150 cars, with a considerable quantity of corn and other stores.  Please send orders.

O.H. LaGrange,
       Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade

Next Page    Tyler's Burial

 

Source:

Joe Keith, Jr., "Aftermath: Written for the 130th Anniversary of the Battle of West Point"  

                                                          

 

 

Fort Tyler is an official Civil War Discovery Trail site. The Civil War Discovery Trail links more than 300 sites in 16 states to inspire and to teach the story of the Civil War and its haunting impact on America. The Trail, an initiative of the Civil War Preservation Trust, allows visitors to explore battlefields, historic homes, railroad stations, cemeteries, parks, and other destinations that bring history to life. For more information on the Civil War Discovery Trail and the Civil War Preservation Trust, see www.civilwar.org

Copyright � 2006 Fort Tyler Association