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D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880 [Nathaniel Lyon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06447.02 Author/Creator: D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880 Place Written: New York Type: Photograph signed Date: 186111861 May 17 Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 10 cm, Width: 6 cm Order a Copy

Signed on mount. Handsome image. Image retouched to remove the posing stand (near Lyons' right foot). Imprint on verso. Inscription on verso reads "Killed in battle at Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861. In command of Union forces at St. Louis, (May, 1861); captured Jefferson City & Boonville. Brigadier-General U.S. Volunteers (full rank) May 17, 1861." Accompanied by a salt print of the same image (GLC06447.01).

Lyon, Nathaniel, 1818-1861

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