Nathaniel Lyon
Born: July 14, 1818
Birthplace: Ashford, Connecticut
Father: Amasa Lyon 1771 – 1843
(Buried: Phoenixville Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut)
Mother: Kezia Knowlton 1781 – 1852
(Buried: Phoenixville Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut)
Education:
1841: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (11th in class)
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1841 – 1842: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1842 – 1846: Garrison Duty at Sackett’s Harbor, New York
1846: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1847 – 1851: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Contreras, Mexico
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry in two Mexican War Battles
1847: Wounded at the Belen Gate during capture of Mexico City
1848: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1848 – 1849: Served on a Voyage to California
1849 – 1850: Frontier Duty in California
1850: Served on Expedition to Clear Lake and Russian River
1850 – 1851: Quartermaster Duty in San Diego, California
1851 – 1861: Captain, United States Army, 2nd Infantry Regiment
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1855: Served in the Sioux Expedition
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Silver Lake, Kansas
1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Scott, Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1861: Commander of St. Louis, Missouri Arsenal Defenses
1861: Broke up an assembly of Secessionists at Camp Jackson
1861: Kicked in the stomach by an Aide’s Horse
1861: In Engaged in Capture of State Archives at Jefferson City, Missouri
1861: Union Army Commander at Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
1861: Mortally Wounded three times Battle of Wilson’s Creek
1861: His first wound was to the outer part of his right calf
1861: His second wound grazed the right side of his head
1861: He was killed by a chest wound, made by a squirrel rifle
1861: Attempts to embalm the body were not successful
1861: His body was placed in an icehouse at Springfield, Missouri
Died: August 10, 1861
Place of Death: Battlefield, Missouri
Cause of Death: Killed in battle
Age at time of Death: 43 years old
Original Burial Place: Cornfield on Farm, Springfield, Missouri
Burial Place: Phoenixville Cemetery, Eastford, Connecticut
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