On this day in the Civil War, Union troops are defeated by Confederates at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek, Missouri.
Union General Nathaniel Lyon is killed in the Battle.
General Nathaniel Lyon
(Credit: Library of Congress)
August 10, 1861
Posted: August 10, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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