Born in Galesburg, Illinois, about 1838 and a resident of Muscatine, Iowa in 1861, Newton Long first saw service during the Civil War as a member of the 1st Iowa Infantry. He fought at Wilson’s Creek, was mustered out, then enlisted in Company H, 24th Missouri Infantry on January 25, 1862; he was promoted ...
James Love began the Civil War as a private in Company D, 5th U.S. Reserve Corps. He was mustered into that unit as a sergeant on May 11, 1861, in St. Louis, and was mustered out on August 31, 1861. The 5th U.S.R.C. served at Jefferson City, Boonville, Lexington, and at other points ...
Christine (Hager) Lusk, the wife of Union Major William H. Lusk, who served with the 10th Missouri Cavalry and commanded the regiment at the Battle of Mine Creek. Carte-de-Visite by Bailey & North, Jefferson City, Mo. Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31827
William Lusk was commissioned a lieutenant in the 28th Missouri Infantry on June 25, 1862; in October 1862, the 28th Missouri Infantry was reorganized as the 10th Missouri Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Lusk was promoted to captain and assumed command of Company E; on December 4, 1862, he was promoted to major. ...
James Jerome Lyon was born in West Pembroke, New York, on July 27, 1837. He enlisted in Company B, 1st Michigan Infantry on April 29, 1861, at Jackson, Michigan, and was mustered into service on June 4, 1861; he was mustered out at the end of his 90-day enlistment on August 7, 1861, at ...
Nathaniel Lyon was born on July 14, 1818, in Ashford, Connecticut; he graduated from West Point in 1841. His military service included fighting the Seminoles in Florida and several battles in the Mexican-American War. Promoted to captain in 1851, Lyon’s immediate pre-Civil War career consisted mostly of garrison duty in California and Kansas. During the ...
Ambrotype by Unknown Photographer Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 10138
Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photographer Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31861
Carte-de-Visite by Anthony's, New York, N.Y. Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31752
Carte-de-Visite by Chas. W. Scholten, Springfield, Mo. Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31841
Carte-de-Visite by Watson & Bro. Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11468
Carte-de-Visite by Unknown Photographer Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 00371
Emmett MacDonald practiced law in St. Louis and joined the Missouri Volunteer Militia in the First Military District (St. Louis) under the command of Brigadier General Daniel Frost before the Civil War. In November 1860, Frost received orders from Missouri Governor Robert Stewart to restore order along the Missouri border from raiding parties of Kansas ...
Albumen by Unknown Photographer Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 30826
