General Nathaniel Lyon
Born: July 14, 1818
Ashford, Connecticut
Died: August 10, 1861
Wilson's Creek
West Point: June 1841
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2nd Lieutenant:
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1st Lieutenant:
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Captain: 1848
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Brig. Gen. May 1861
June 1841: West Point Graduate - 11th in class of 52
1841-1841: 2nd Seminole War
1846-1848: War with Mexico
1850: Bloody Island Massacre, Clear Lake, CA
1855-1861: Bleeding Kansas
May 10, 1861: St. Louis Arsenal & Camp Jackson Affair
June 13, 1861: Captured Jefferson City, MO
June 17, 1861: Battle of Boonville
August 2, 1861: Battle of Dug Springs
August 10, 1861: Fatally wounded at Battle of Wilson's Creek
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Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p.497-498
General Nathaniel Lyon. U. S. Grant Camp, No. 68: Historical Information. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/lyon.htm
Nathaniel Lyon. Harper’s Weekly A Journal of Civilization. New York: Harper’s Brothers, July 13, 1861. Bedford, MA:
Applewood Books, 2001.
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