Hector Tyndale | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | March 24, 1821
Died | March 19, 1880 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 58)
Buried | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
Unit | XII Corps |
Commands | 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Other work | Glass and Ceramics Importer |
Hector Tyndale (a.k.a. George Hector Tyndale)[1] was a Union general during the American Civil War rising to the rank of Brevet Major General of Volunteers. He notably led brigades at the battles of Antietam and Wauhatchie. Apart from the war Tyndale was an expert in porcelain and pottery.[2]