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    • Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861) was a United States Army officer who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. He is noted for his actions in Missouri in 1861, at the beginning of the conflict, to forestall secret secessionist plans of the governor Claiborne Jackson. He had fought in the Second Seminole War in Fl… See more

    BornJuly 14, 1818 · Ashford, Connecticut, U.S.
    DiedAugust 10, 1861 (aged 43) · Battlefield, Missouri, U.S.
    AllegianceUnited States
    Service/branchUnited States Army (Union Army)
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    Nathaniel Lyon was born on July 14, 1818, to Amasa and Kezia Lyon. His father was a sawmill operator who also dabbled in farming, and his mother was related to Revolutionary War hero Thomas Knowlton. Raised on … See more

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    Upon graduating from West Point, Lyon was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant and assigned to the 2nd U.S. Infantry Regiment after graduation and served with them in the Seminole Wars and the
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    WEBAug 10, 2014 · Connecticut’s Nathaniel Lyon was just a captain in the Union Army when he took matters in his own hand and saved Missouri from the Confederates.

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    Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861) was a United States Army officer who was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. He is noted for his actions in Missouri in 1861, at the beginning of the conflict, to forestall secret secessionist plans of the governor Claiborne Jackson .

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    Nathaniel Lyon was killed during the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, on August 9, 1861, making him the first Union general to die in combat during the Civil War. Image Source: National Park Service. Nathaniel Lyon was born on July 14, 1818, in Ashford, Connecticut. He was the seventh of nine children of Amasa Lyon and Kezia Knowlton Lyon.

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    A stone chimney, all that’s left of Nathaniel Lyon’s birthplace in Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park. Nathaniel Lyon would go down in history as a hero. The first general to die in the Civil War, a crowd of 15,000 attended his funeral when his remains returned to Eastford, Conn.

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    Date of Birth - Death July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861 Nathaniel Lyon attended the United States Military Academy and graduated 11th out of 52 in 1841. After graduation, Lyon participated in fighting the Seminole Indians in Florida, as well as in the Mexican American War, even though he did not support the conflict.

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