Excerpt from Life of General Nathaniel Lyon The present work, however imperfectly executed, has been in all respects a labor of love. Gen. Lyon's purity of character, his honesty of purpose, and unfaltering devo tion to the honor and welfare of his country, will render his name and memory ever precious to his countrymen. N 0 one can become familiar with the life of Nathaniel Lyon, without feeling that in his death the Nation lost one of her noblest as well as bravest sons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.