
Brent Tarleton (died July 1863) was a member of the wealthy Tarleton family of planters in Georgia during the Old South era. He was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Biography[]
Brent Tarleton was born on the Fairhill plantation of Clayton County, Georgia to a family of wealthy planters, the twin brother of Stuart Tarleton. Brent was engaged to marry Carreen O'Hara before the start of the American Civil War, and he went on to serve in the Confederate States Army during the war. In July 1863, both of the twins were killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.