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18 Tyler,
Clarence
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 Clarence W. Tyler Jan 4, 1842 Jan 20, 1922 At Rest |
Thank you to Jeffrey Tyler for the following information and photos. He is the great-great-nephew of Midshipman Clarence W. Tyler of the CSS Arkansas. Midshipman Tyler is buried in Old Hickory Grove Cemetery, a Confederate cemetery in Green Cove Springs, Clay Co., Florida. Others of the Tyler family are also interred there. Jeffrey and his brother Edward maintain the graves of Clarence and his brother, Daniel Tyler. |
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Clarence W.
(Whitehead) Tyler was born in Staunton, Virginia, on 4 January 1844, the
fourth child of Joseph Dennie Tyler (minister and the first principle of the
deaf and blind school in Staunton) and Amanda Fuller Tyler. When his father
passed at age 46 in 1852, the children went to live with their grandparents
in Vermont, namely with Royall Tyler (chief justice of the supreme court and
author) and his wife Mary Palmer Tyler (also an author in her own right but
she
had to publish under her husband's name at that time). He continued his
education under the tutelage of his aunt.
When the war broke out in 1861, 17 year old Clarence joined the Confederacy which was looked down upon by several of his uncles who were generals in the Union army. I understand why my uncle joined the Confederate cause -- because he was a son of Virginia and simply could not betray his home state.
After the war,
he and his brother Daniel settled in Green Cove Springs, Florida, where they
owned a couple of hotels in the area.
From a report dated 16 Jul 1862, Lt. I. N. Brown, Capt. of the Arkansas, noted that Clarence W. Tyler was among the eighteen wounded [15 wounded; 3 badly wounded] [Tyler was slightly stunned] 15 Jul 1862 "in our three actions yesterday with the enemy's fleet on the Mississippi River...." (ORN 1-19, pg 70. ORN I-23, pg 698)
While passing through the gauntlet, "Midshipman Clarence Tyler, aide to the Captain, was wounded at his post alongside the Captain." (Southern Historical Society Papers, Vol. 12, pg. 117)
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Martha Long Tyler Wife of Clarence Whitehead Tyler Borrowed from Find-A-Grave Memorial
#25574008 |
Daniel Fuller Tyler Brother of Clarence W. Tyler and his wife
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Rev. Joseph Dennie Tyler, B.A, B.D.,
M.A. Trinity Episcopal Churchyard Father of Clarence W. Tyler
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Amanda Marion Borrowed from Find-A-Grave Memorial
#79430815 Mother of Clarence W. Tyler
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(Note the visiting lizard on the metal post of the sign.) |
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