Letter : Fort Scott, Kan., to the Commander of the department, 1861 Jan. 27.

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Letter : Fort Scott, Kan., to the Commander of the department, 1861 Jan. 27.

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Autograph letter signed. Lyon reports that there are no occurrences in the region worthy of the Commander's attention.

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Lyon, Nathaniel, -1861

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Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), soldier and author, was born in Ashford, Conn. A graduate of West Point, he served in the U.S. Army as lieutenant in Florida fighting Seminole Indians, at Sackets Harbor, N.Y., as captain in Mexico during the war (1845-1848), and in "Bleeding" Kansas. Lyon was also a well-known political commentator. He is best known for his leadership at the 1861 battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo., as a result of which was that Missouri remained in the Union during the Civil War. ...