Lucius Lyon Rich
Born: September 1831
Birthplace: Liberty, Clay County, Missouri
Father: Hiram Rich 1799 – 1862
(Buried: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)
Mother: Julia Ann Wilson 1815 – 1875
(Buried: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Wife: Mary Fontaine Cosby 1833 – 1881
Children:
Bradley Rich 1860 – 1872
Education:
1853: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (50th in class)
Occupation before War:
1853 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. In United States Army, Infantry
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Newport Barracks, Kentucky
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas
1855 – 1856: Frontier Duty at Fort Clark, Texas
1855 – 1859: 2nd Lt. In United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1856: Frontier Duty at Fort McIntosh, Texas
1856: Served in Skirmish against Lipan Indians
1856 – 1857: Served in Florida against Seminole Indians
1857: Garrison Duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1857: Aide – de – camp to Brig. General Harney
1857 – 1860: Served on the Utah Expedition
1859 – 1861: 1st Lt. In the United States Army, 5th Infantry Regiment
1860: Served in the March to Mexico
1860: Served in the Navajo Expedition
1860: Garrison Duty at Fort Fauntleroy, New Mexico
1861: Signal Officer with the Department of New Mexico
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 13, 1861
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain in the Confederate States Regular Army
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment
1862: Colonel of 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment
1862: Mortally Wounded during Battle of Shiloh
Died: August 9, 1862
Place of Death: Okolona, Mississippi
Age at time of Death: 32 years old
Burial Place: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama
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