Nathaniel Lyon

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor (posthumously awarded)
gptkbp:birthDate 1818-07-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Jefferson_Barracks_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates Lyon_Park_in_St._Louis,_Missouri
Nathaniel_Lyon_Memorial_in_Springfield,_Missouri
Statue_in_St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded Union_forces_in_Missouri
gptkbp:deathDate 1862-08-10
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Lyon_family
gptkbp:diedIn false
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First_Union_general_killed_in_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nathaniel Lyon
gptkbp:influenced Civil War military tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:West_Point_Military_Academy
gptkbp:knownFor First Battle of Bull Run
gptkbp:led_to Union_troops_at_the_Battle_of_Wilson's_Creek
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_military_strategy_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_West
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Boonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Springfield
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Carthage
Battle of Fort Donelson
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Memphis
Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Fort Henry
gptkbp:notableFeature Department of the West
gptkbp:occupation military officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Springfield,_Missouri
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Lyon_County,_Iowa
gptkb:Lyon_County,_Minnesota
gptkb:Lyon_County,_Nebraska
gptkb:Lyon_County,_South_Dakota
gptkb:Lyon_County,_Kansas
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_S._Harney
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:services USMA 1839
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839-1862
gptkbp:significantEvent Battle of Wilson's Creek
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Lyon
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_C._Frémont