Battle of Wilson's Creek
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The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Sprin
The soldier in our Civil War a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861 1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor,
The battle as depicted on a mural in the Missouri State Capitol
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, USA
Col. Franz Sigel, USA
Nathaniel Lyon
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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 conflic
Battle of Wilson's Creek
…August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approached Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, camped at Springfield. On August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Col. Franz Sigel, attacked the Confederates on…
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, commander of the Federal forces at Wilson's Creek
A stone chimney with four fireplaces is all that is left of General Nathaniel Lyon's birthplace homestead at Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park.
A monument to Nathaniel Lyon with the St. Louis Arsenal in the background
General Nathaniel Lyon