About Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon 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.
Notable works:
Last Political Writings of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
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