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MILITARY PERSONNEL

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nathaniel Lyon has received more than 298,879 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nathaniel Lyon is the 1,628th most popular military personnel (down from 1,432nd in 2019), the 10,286th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,515th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 1,628 out of 1,468. Before him are George Rogers Clark, Polad Hashimov, Franciszek Gągor, Thomas Blamey, Abu Anas al-Libi, and Aytaç Yalman. After him are John O'Connor, John Sullivan, Max Horton, Kenneth Anderson, Zaza Gogava, and Isaac Shelby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 91. Before him are William M. Evarts, Don Carlos Buell, Jan Heemskerk, Joseph Weydemeyer, Elizabeth F. Ellet, and John Henninger Reagan. After him are Wade Hampton III, George S. Boutwell, and Charles J. Folger. Among people deceased in 1861, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 55. Before him are José María Obando, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Johann Andreas Wagner, Robert O'Hara Burke, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, and Eliphalet Remington.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 10,286 out of 18,182. Before him are Clint Howard (1959), Ja Rule (1976), Ray Collins (1889), Elaine Pagels (1943), Nichkhun (1988), and Joel Goldsmith (1957). After him are Noname Jane (1977), Virginia Fox (1902), Hal Hartley (1959), Moon Bloodgood (1975), Steve Albini (1962), and Phil Silvers (1911).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Nathaniel Lyon ranks 160. Before him are Leonidas Polk (1806), John Buford (1826), Richard H. Anderson (1821), Earl Van Dorn (1820), Sterling Price (1809), and George Rogers Clark (1752). After him are John O'Connor (1920), John Sullivan (1740), Isaac Shelby (1750), Zebulon Pike (1779), Richard Myers (1942), and Henry Heth (1825).

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