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Nathaniel Lyon

1818 - 1861

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Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818 – August 10, 1861) 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 conflict, to forestall secret secessionist plans of the governor Claiborne Jackson. He had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida and the Mexican–American War. In 1850 he co-led the Bloody Island Massacre of 60–200 Pomo Native American old men, women, and children as part of the wider California genocide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Nathaniel Lyon is the 1,966th most popular military personnel (up from 1,986th in 2024), the 10,791st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,383rd in 2019) and the 167th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 1,966 out of 2,058. Before him are Chesty Puller, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Thomas Blamey, Igor Sergun, Lewis H. Brereton, and Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard. After him are Abu Anas al-Libi, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Redvers Buller, Igor Kirillov, Thomas C. Hart, and Zebulon Pike.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 99. Before him are Henry Litolff, József Szlávy, Juana Manuela Gorriti, José Amador de los Ríos, Don Carlos Buell, and Elizabeth F. Ellet. After him are Charles J. Folger, George S. Boutwell, and Wade Hampton III. Among people deceased in 1861, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 66. Before him are Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Jorge Córdova, José María Linares, Robert O'Hara Burke, and Eliphalet Remington. After him is William Lyon Mackenzie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 10,793 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Dokken (1953), John Logan (1961), Mickey Kantor (1939), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Lola Glaudini (1971), and Martin Feldstein (1939). After him are Max Baucus (1941), Ned Block (1942), John Sebastian (1944), Art Mollner (1912), Lenny Von Dohlen (1958), and Stanley Anderson (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 167. Before him are Lloyd Fredendall (1883), William Rosecrans (1819), William Hood Simpson (1888), Anthony Wayne (1745), Chesty Puller (1898), and Lewis H. Brereton (1890). After him are Thomas C. Hart (1877), Zebulon Pike (1779), John Sedgwick (1813), John C. Pemberton (1814), Gail Halvorsen (1920), and Lewis Armistead (1817).

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