Written by Carolyn Ann Tyler; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown
During the Civil War, my Great-great-grandfather, John Jackson “J. J.” Tyler, Sr. served in the Confederate army, along with his sons, including Elisha Jackson Tyler (Here is the link to Elisha’s story: https://nccivilwarcenter.org/private-elisha-jackson-tyler-a-north-carolina-native-whose-act-of-compassion-has-been-remembered-for-generations/). John Jackson Tyler was born on February 15, 1814, in Columbus County, North Carolina, and he enlisted at Fort Johnson on March 20, 1862. He was in Company A of South Carolina 2nd Artillery. According to his military records, he was taken prisoner sometime after October 1864, and was released on May 23, 1865, at Augusta, Georgia. John Jackson Tyler, Sr. died on January 1, 1890, at the age of 75. He is buried in Cane Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Allsbrook, Horry County, South Carolina.