. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ith Mr. Horatio Seymour for President, in ISCS. He was sent to the United States Senate in 1871, to fill an unexpired term till 1873, but was defeated for the full term by liOuis V. Bogy, in 1872. Yet he maintained his prominencein State and National politics until theday of his deatli, which occurred on the9th of July, 1S75. Next to Blair in importance, iu the(.KNKKAi, NATiiANiKL Lyon. saviug of MissouH to the Union, w^as General Nathani
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ith Mr. Horatio Seymour for President, in ISCS. He was sent to the United States Senate in 1871, to fill an unexpired term till 1873, but was defeated for the full term by liOuis V. Bogy, in 1872. Yet he maintained his prominencein State and National politics until theday of his deatli, which occurred on the9th of July, 1S75. Next to Blair in importance, iu the(.KNKKAi, NATiiANiKL Lyon. saviug of MissouH to the Union, w^as General Nathaniel Lyon, a native of Connecticut, and at the outbreak of theRel)ellion a captain in the 2nd Infantry, United States Army. He had seenmuch hard service on the frontier and had distinguished liimself for courage,determination and energy in hghting Indians, and he had moreover beenemployed in maintaining the peace in Kansas during the bloody and excitingtimes incident to the admission of that territory into the Union. He was a man of intense convictions, of uuliouiided h)y:ilty to hiscoiiiitryand to duty, and was possessed of entire conUdence in AMERICAN HEROISM. 71^ When he was sent to the St. Louis arsenal with his company, it was feltat once that a new force had entered the scene, a new atmosphere and hesitation were no longer encountered. Lyon soon established warm and cordial relations with Frank Blair andthe political and military forces in favor of the Union were brought intoharmony. So it may be said that from the arrival of Lyon the hope ofsevering Missouri from the Union was doomed. So much has already been published of the peculiar traits and deeds ofthis distinguished soldier as to preclude a more detailed account of hischaracteristics and achievements here. He gave up his life for his country on the bloody and never-to-be-forgottenfield of Wilsons Creek, near Springfield, Mo., on the 10th of August, 186L In 1862, while I was mustering a
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