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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
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Living History Volunteer
Sarah Cunningham
 
 
Lt. Omer Weaver
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Lt. Omer Weaver is wounded (scene from new interpretive film)
 
2nd Kansas Infantry on Bloody Hill (scene from upcoming interpretive film)
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2nd Kansas Infantry on Bloody Hill (scene from new interpretive film)
 
Backof's Artillery
Steve Ross
Backof's Missouri artillery in action (scene from new interpretive film)
 
Missouri State Guard fighting on Bloody Hill (scene from upcoming interpretive film)
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Missouri State Guardsmen fighting on Bloody Hill (scene from new interpretive film)
 
Lt. Omer Weaver
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Lt. Omer Weaver of the Pulaski Battery reads a letter from his sweetheart, Annie (scene from new interpretive film)
 
U.S. Regulars in Ray Cornfield
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U.S. Regulars in Ray's Cornfield
 
Pulaski Battery in action
Steve Ross
Pulaski Battery in action (scene from new interpretive film)
 
Sigel's Brigade
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Preparing to film the rout of Sigel's Brigade
 
3rd Louisiana Soldiers
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Members of the 3rd Louisiana in Ray's Cornfield
 
The 3rd Louisiana in Ray Cornfield
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The 3rd Louisiana fighting in Ray's Cornfield (scene from new interpretive film)
 
3rd Missouri Infantry
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The 3rd Missouri Infantry marching into action (scene from new interpretive film)
 
Missouri State Guardsmen
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Members of the Missouri State Guard fighting on Bloody Hill (scene from new interpretive film)
 
3rd Louisiana Flags
Richard Splitter
Flags of the 3rd Louisiana in Ray's Cornfield
 
U.S. Regulars
Richard Splitter
U.S. Regulars in Ray's Cornfield
 
3rd Louisiana soldiers in Ray's Cornfield
Richard Splitter
3rd Louisiana soldiers in Ray's Cornfield
 
Lyon and Sigel
Wide Awake Films
General Nathaniel Lyon and Colonel Franz Sigel discuss strategy
 
General Lyon
Wide Awake Films
General Nathaniel Lyon
 
General Sterling Price
Wide Awake Films
General Sterling Price
Nathaniel Lyon  

Did You Know?
Following his death at Wilson's Creek, Nathaniel Lyon's body was carried on an elaborate funeral train back to Connecticut. The train made stops in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York and Hartford, and thousands turned out to view his casket.

Last Updated: March 07, 2009 at 14:29 EST