LYON, NATHANIEL (1818-61) Union Brigadier General; Killed-in-Action at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri - August 10, 1861; Veteran of the Seminole & Mexican Wars
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Signature, with the rank held from June 11, 1851 through the outbreak of the American Civil War, “N. Lyon, Capt[ain], 2nd Inf[antr]y, Com[mandin]g Comp[an]y ‘B’”, on a 3” x 4 ¼” slip of lined paper.
Lightly and evenly toned, with a few superficial stains; old mounting traces on the reverse.
