| Summary: | (Uniform indicates rank of colonel). Graduated from West Point, 1836; resigned his commission a few months later. Served as a volunteer during the Mexican War. Commissioned as a colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Infantry in July 1861 and promoted to brigadier general in October. Major campaigns and battles include Fort Henry (captured and exchanged), Corinth, and Champion's Hill. Tilghman was killed in action at Champion's Hill in May 1863. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
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