Robert Reese Neyland was a lieutenant colonel in the 24th Texas Cavalry Wilkes Regiment 2nd Lancers and died in July of 1862.

Robert Reese's grandson of the same surname was a brigadier general in the army during World War I and is famous for being the most successful football coach the University of Tennessee has ever had; the university's football arena, Neyland Stadium, is named for and was designed by their famed coach.