Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
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Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known as the first Union general killed in the conflict and for his role in securing Missouri for the Union.
Aliases (1)
- Nathaniel Lyon ×43
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War military personnel
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Union Army general → person → |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States → |
| appointedBrigadierGeneral |
1861-05
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| battles |
American Civil War
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Battle of Wilson’s Creek → Bleeding Kansas → Camp Jackson Affair → Mexican–American War → |
| birthDate |
1818-07-14
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| birthPlace |
Ashford, Connecticut
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| burialPlace |
Eastford, Connecticut
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| causeOfDeath |
killed in action
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| commandedUnit |
Army of the West (Union)
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| conflict |
American Civil War
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1861-08-10
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| deathPlace |
Wilson’s Creek, Missouri
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| educatedAt |
United States Military Academy
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| ethnicity |
American of English descent
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| fullName |
Nathaniel Lyon
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| honoredBy |
naming of Lyon County, Iowa
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naming of Lyon County, Kansas → naming of Lyon County, Nevada → |
| ideology |
strong Unionist
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| knownFor |
being the first Union general killed in the American Civil War
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securing Missouri for the Union → |
| memorial |
Lyon Monument at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
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| notableAction |
arrest and dispersal of pro-Confederate Missouri militia at Camp Jackson
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preemptive moves to prevent Missouri’s secession → |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Union Army in Missouri
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| preWarService |
served in the Mexican–American War
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served in the Second Seminole War → |
| promotionReason |
leadership in early Missouri operations
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| serviceEndYear |
1861
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| serviceEntryYear |
1841
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| sideInCivilWar |
Union
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| stateAssociatedWith |
Connecticut
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Missouri → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Lyon County, Iowa
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namedAfter |