Nathaniel Lyon
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- 2
Top works
- Last Political Writings of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
- Last Political Writings of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon: With a Sketch of His Life and Military Services
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nathaniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ashford
- Place of death
- Springfield
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- United States Military Academy
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Conflict
- Bleeding Kansas
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, commander of the Federal forces at Wilson's Creek.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1818-07-14
- date of death
- 1861-08-10
- Commons category
- Nathaniel Lyon
- name in native language
- Nathaniel Lyon
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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