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Tag Archives: Nathaniel Lyon
Connecticut Civil War Era Graves – a photo essay
I had the opportunity to visit Connecticut in December 2010. While there, I visited the graves of many Civil War officers. Connecticut sent 35 volunteer units, of all services, to fight for the Union cause. Many of the officers and … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Christopher Flynn, Christopher J Flynn, Eugene M Tinkham, Gideon Welles, Griffin A Stedman, Griffin Stedman, Henry Birge, Henry W Birge, Joseph K F Mansfield, Joseph Mansfield, Nathaniel Lyon, Robert O Tyler, Robert Ogden Tyler, Robert Tyler, Samuel Colt, Wallace A Beckwith, Wallace Beckwith
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Saint Louis Civil War Era Graves – a photo essay
Saint Louis was one of the largest cities in the country during the Civil War – significantly larger than Chicago. Situated on the Mississippi River, just south of its confluence with the Missouri River, this city had always been an … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Essays (miscellaneous)
Tagged Battle of Boonville, Battle of Prairie Grove, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Camp Jackson, Camp Jackson Affair, Claiborne Jackson, Daniel Frost, Daniel M Frost, Eric J Wittenberg, Eric Wittenberg, Fort Sumter, Francis Blair, Francis P Blair, Francis Preston Blair, German Home Guard, Jesse James, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis, Missouri State Guard, Missouri State Militia, Nathaniel Lyon, Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Saint Louis Massacre, St Louis Federal Arsenal, St Louis Massacre, Sterling Price, trans-Mississippi, Wide Awakes, William C Quantrill, William Clark, William Quantrill
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The Battle of Wilson’s Creek and the Struggle for Missouri
Today is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, less commonly known as the Battle of Oak Hills. Fought near Springfield, Missouri, it was the first major conflict in the Western Theater of the Civil War. In an … Continue reading
Battlefield Wanderings, Part 1 – Wilson’s Creek
Friend, and author, Eric Wittenberg and I are in the midst of a Trans-Mississippi battlefield excursion this weekend. Today we drove from Saint Louis to Springfield, Missouri. We were able to spend three interesting hours on the Wilson’s Creek National … Continue reading