Death of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
At or near this spot fell
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
Born Ashford, Conn. 1818
Graduated U.S Military
Academy, 1841. Commander
of the Federal forces
In The Battle of Wilson Creek
August 10, 1861
This marker is erected by
The University Club of
Springfield, MO. In honor of
General Lyon and the hundreds
Of brave men, north and
South, who, on this field,
“died for the rights as God”
gave them to see the right.
1928
Marker can be reached from Tour Road, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
