. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . the column, swinging his hat. A murderous fire wasopened from the thick brush, the 2d Kansas deployed rapidly to the frontand with the two companies of the 1st Iowa swept over the hill, dislodgingthe enemy and driving them liack into the next raviiie; but while he was atthe head of the column, and pretty nearly in the first fire, a ball penetratedLyons left breast, inflicting a mortal wound. He slowly dismounted, and ashe fell into the arms of his faithful orderly, Lehmann, he exc
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . the column, swinging his hat. A murderous fire wasopened from the thick brush, the 2d Kansas deployed rapidly to the frontand with the two companies of the 1st Iowa swept over the hill, dislodgingthe enemy and driving them liack into the next raviiie; but while he was atthe head of the column, and pretty nearly in the first fire, a ball penetratedLyons left breast, inflicting a mortal wound. He slowly dismounted, and ashe fell into the arms of his faithful orderly, Lehmann, he exclaimed, Leh-mann, I am kiUed, and almost immediately expired. Colonel Mitchell wasalso severely wounded aljout the same time and removed to the rear. Lieutenant Gustavus Schreyer and two of his men of the 2d Kansas borethe body of Lyon through the ranks, Lehmann bearing the hat and loudlybemoaning the death of his chief. In the line of file-closers the returning aidewas met, who, apprehensive of the effect upon the troops, stopped the clamor I The writer.—Editoes. 296 IVILSONS CREEK, AND THE DEATH OF of the ord(n-ly, oovered the general^ featiu-es -with his coat, and had the bodyeaiTied to a sheltered spot near DuBoiss batteiy. >Sui-geoii Florence M. Coruj-nwas found and called upon to examine the lifeless body of the dead general,and having pronounced life extinct, the aide went to seek Schofield and infoiTuhim of the calamity. He was met return-ing from the successful charge he hadled, and at once announced that MajorSturgis should assume command, but vis-ited the remains of Lyon on his way tofind Sturgis. These were taken chargeof by the aide, and conveyed to the field-hospital, where the body was placed in awagon and carefully covered. Strict or-ders were given that under no ciicum-stances was the body to be removed tillthe army retuined to SiDringfield, afterwhich the aide returned to the front toreport to Major Sturgis for duty. The engagement on different par
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