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| Nathaniel Lyon, Commander of the Department of Missouri. |
Nathaniel Lyon, an American general; born in Connecticut in 1819; graduated at West Point in 1841; was commissioned a captain ten years later, and in 1861 was appointed commander of the Department of Missouri. After winning several victories over the Confederates and gaining distinction as a brave and efficient commander, he was killed at the battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861.
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| General Lyon rides into battle. |
The article comes from the Comprehensive Dictionary of Biography Containing Succinct Accounts of The Most Eminent Persons In All Ages, Countries, and Professions by Edward A. Thomas. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Copyright, By Porter & Coates. 1883.
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