Civil War Soldier
Served as a private in Co. F, 152nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Died in Service in the General Lyon disaster
The General Lyon was a U.S. screw steamer built in the spring of 1863. Late in the war, the General Lyon was chartered by the U.S. Army for a passage from North Carolina to Norfolk, Virginia. On board were a large number of discharged Union soldiers returning from the war, along with a number of Confederate prisoners of war, 60 refugees and some other passengers.
On March 17, 1865, two days into the voyage, the ship hit rough weather off Cape Hatteras and a fire broke out in the engine room, quickly spreading through the ship. Of the passengers on board, approximately 600 lost their lives, including all but three members of a 205-man contingent of the 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There were only 28 survivors of the disaster in total.
A few days later, President Lincoln was assassinated and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the long and bloody Civil War. As a result, the General Lyon disaster was overshadowed by larger historical events, and an investigation into the cause of the tragedy was never carried out.
More infomation can be found at The Burning of the General Lyon from The New York Times, April 3, 1865.
Served as a private in Co. F, 152nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Died in Service in the General Lyon disaster
The General Lyon was a U.S. screw steamer built in the spring of 1863. Late in the war, the General Lyon was chartered by the U.S. Army for a passage from North Carolina to Norfolk, Virginia. On board were a large number of discharged Union soldiers returning from the war, along with a number of Confederate prisoners of war, 60 refugees and some other passengers.
On March 17, 1865, two days into the voyage, the ship hit rough weather off Cape Hatteras and a fire broke out in the engine room, quickly spreading through the ship. Of the passengers on board, approximately 600 lost their lives, including all but three members of a 205-man contingent of the 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There were only 28 survivors of the disaster in total.
A few days later, President Lincoln was assassinated and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the long and bloody Civil War. As a result, the General Lyon disaster was overshadowed by larger historical events, and an investigation into the cause of the tragedy was never carried out.
More infomation can be found at The Burning of the General Lyon from The New York Times, April 3, 1865.
Civil War Soldier
Served as a private in Co. F, 152nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Died in Service in the General Lyon disaster
The General Lyon was a U.S. screw steamer built in the spring of 1863. Late in the war, the General Lyon was chartered by the U.S. Army for a passage from North Carolina to Norfolk, Virginia. On board were a large number of discharged Union soldiers returning from the war, along with a number of Confederate prisoners of war, 60 refugees and some other passengers.
On March 17, 1865, two days into the voyage, the ship hit rough weather off Cape Hatteras and a fire broke out in the engine room, quickly spreading through the ship. Of the passengers on board, approximately 600 lost their lives, including all but three members of a 205-man contingent of the 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There were only 28 survivors of the disaster in total.
A few days later, President Lincoln was assassinated and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the long and bloody Civil War. As a result, the General Lyon disaster was overshadowed by larger historical events, and an investigation into the cause of the tragedy was never carried out.
More infomation can be found at The Burning of the General Lyon from The New York Times, April 3, 1865.
Served as a private in Co. F, 152nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Died in Service in the General Lyon disaster
The General Lyon was a U.S. screw steamer built in the spring of 1863. Late in the war, the General Lyon was chartered by the U.S. Army for a passage from North Carolina to Norfolk, Virginia. On board were a large number of discharged Union soldiers returning from the war, along with a number of Confederate prisoners of war, 60 refugees and some other passengers.
On March 17, 1865, two days into the voyage, the ship hit rough weather off Cape Hatteras and a fire broke out in the engine room, quickly spreading through the ship. Of the passengers on board, approximately 600 lost their lives, including all but three members of a 205-man contingent of the 56th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. There were only 28 survivors of the disaster in total.
A few days later, President Lincoln was assassinated and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the long and bloody Civil War. As a result, the General Lyon disaster was overshadowed by larger historical events, and an investigation into the cause of the tragedy was never carried out.
More infomation can be found at The Burning of the General Lyon from The New York Times, April 3, 1865.
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Died at Sea on the Steamer Gen. Lyons off Cape Hatteras
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