THE DAY IN HISTORY · AUGUST 10
August 10 in history
What happened on August 10: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1861, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Wilson’s Creek
10 Aug 1861 — Nathaniel Lyon is killed while fighting to keep Missouri from seceding, becoming the first Union general to die in the war. Missouri remains in the Union, but four years of guerrilla war follow there. The hatched belt on the map shows that conflict.
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