Keywords: General Lyon's funeral march by G. J. Kredel.tif en The song was written to commemorate Union General Nathaniel Lyon who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in August 1861 1861 https //www loc gov/resource/ihas 200000258 0/ sp 1 Cataloged at http //memory loc gov/diglib/ihas/loc natlib ihas 200000258/default html Composed in 1861 by the Rev G J Kredel and published in sheet music form by G Andre Co Philadelphia Pa other versions PD-old-70-1923 Nathaniel Lyon Music of the American Civil War |