John Alexander Tyler
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John Alexander "Alex" Tyler (April 7, 1848 - September 1, 1883) was the second son of John Tyler
and his second wife, Julia Tyler. At age 14 he ran away from home and enlisted in the Confederate
Army, (after being rejected as 'too young' to join the Navy. He joined the German
Army during the Franco-Prussian War
. He was a surveyor and engineer in the Western United States.
John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the United States . A native of Virginia, Tyler served as a state legislator, governor, U.S. representative, and U.S. senator before being elected Vice President . He was the first to succeed to the office of President following the death of a predecessor...
and his second wife, Julia Tyler. At age 14 he ran away from home and enlisted in the Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
Army, (after being rejected as 'too young' to join the Navy. He joined the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Army during the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
. He was a surveyor and engineer in the Western United States.