. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . in the Mexican War, 1846-47. In April,1861, he was placed in command of the Department of Washington,receiving the appointment of brigadier general of volunteers. In 1862 hecommanded a corps of the Army of the Potomac, at the head of whichhe received, at the battle of Antietam, the wounds from which he diedon September 18th, 1862. General Lyon was born at Ashford, Conn., July 14th 1819; wasgraduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, andentered the army July, 1841 ; took part in the Indian campaign inFlorida; was
. Frank Leslie's scenes and portraits of the Civil War ... . in the Mexican War, 1846-47. In April,1861, he was placed in command of the Department of Washington,receiving the appointment of brigadier general of volunteers. In 1862 hecommanded a corps of the Army of the Potomac, at the head of whichhe received, at the battle of Antietam, the wounds from which he diedon September 18th, 1862. General Lyon was born at Ashford, Conn., July 14th 1819; wasgraduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, andentered the army July, 1841 ; took part in the Indian campaign inFlorida; was sent to Mexico at the commencement of the war, andwas wounded at the Belen Gate ; was appointed captain in 1851, andremained in active frontier duty in Kansas until in April, 1861, he wasplaced in charge of the United States Arsenal at St. Louis, Mo., andafterward appointed commandant of the post. In May, 1861, he en-rolled a large number of volunteers and surrounded Camp Jackson, com-pelling a prompt surrender. He was killed at the battle of Wilsons Creek.
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