Hylan B. Lyon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hylan B. Lyon

Confederate Army general

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1836

Place of Birth: Eddyville, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1907

Profession: military leader

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hylan Benton Lyon (February 22, 1836 – April 25, 1907) was a career officer in the United States Army until the start of the American Civil War, when he resigned rather than fight against the South.
As a Confederate brigadier general, he led a daring cavalry raid into Kentucky in December 1864, in which his troops burned seven county courthouses which were being used as barracks by the Union Army.