Historical Marker

Fort Tyler Cemetery

West Point · Troup County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Behind this West Point marker lie men, Confederate and Federal, who fell in the April 16, 1865 siege of Fort Tyler, a battle fought a week after Appomattox. General Robert C. Tyler rests in the cemetery's corner.

About this site

Fort Tyler Cemetery is a historical marker in West Point, Troup County, erected in 1953. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Troup County, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8777, -85.1737 near West Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. Robert C. Tyler, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pinewood Cemetery, West Point Public School, and Riverside Club-Magnolia Club.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8777, -85.1737 · West Point, Troup County

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