Nathaniel Lyon Quotes

United States, Military General
July 14, 1818 – August, 10, 1861.

Nathaniel Lyon was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict.

Rather than concede to the state of Missouri for one single instant the right to dictate to my government in any matter however unimportant, I would see you, and you, and you, and you, and every man, woman and child in the state, dead and buried. This means war.

Nathaniel Lyon
- War
- Government
- Right