James H. Tyson
According to the “U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s to Current for James H. Tyson,” Tyson was born in 1821 in Carroll County, Maryland[1]. While Tyson does not appear in any official capacity until 1864, he made his way to Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA sometime before 1864. In Carlisle, Tyson enlisted as a private in the 32nd USCT, Company F on February 25, 1864[2]. Upon his enlistment, Tyson was listed as a forty-three-year-old laborer who stood at five feet two inches[3].