The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-29

GEN. LYONS RECORD. Since General Lyon
has become so terrible lion TO the rebels Of the
West, inquiries are frequently Made in regard to-
his origin aud past career. These inquiries are
easily answered. General Nathaniel Lyoseis the
son OF a substantial farmer Of Ashford Conn.,,
and Is the defendant, patcrnally and materially.
OF families who were distinguished for intellect
and integrity Of character. His mother was g
the Knowlton family, which produced two Of the
distinguished officers of the Revolution-one,
the famous Colonel Kpowlton, who, as Major.
commanded the Connecticut boys at the Old
Kali Fence on the left wing of the American
army at Bunkers HILL, and was afterwards killed
at the battle Of Harlem Heights, New York.
ten Lyon was educated at the United States
Military Academy at West Point, where he grad
aated with distinction in ls4l, and has remained
IN the army ever since, having risen to the rank
81 captain in the Second infantry, and BY the re-
cent cno,ee OF the Missouri volunteers has be-
come their Brigadier General. He is now in the
prime OF life as military commander, being
iorty.two years of age. He has had great expe-
rlence in his profession, especially in the rougher
duties, which tithm so especially for his present
position His service has been principally upon
the frontiers--in the Florida, Texas, California,
oregon, Kansas, and other Indian and border
wars. he was with Gen. Scott,s division during
the Mexican campaign, and was brevetted Aug.
ZOth, ls47, "for gallant and meritorious con-
Duct IN the battles of Cnntrerss and Churubusco,"
and was wounded at the Bolen Gate at the city
OF Mexico, September Is, 1S47
Gen. Lyon is the right man in the right place.
He has strong physical constitution, a high or.
der Of intellect, and an energy (which knows no
bounds. The government has only to give him
the means and the liberty to act.--[New York
Herald.
AN lSclDENr.-N. p Willis, WHO is at Wash.
ington writing bookings on at the War" for
the Home Journal, has the following in his sketch
OF the journey thither:
At Havre de Grace, the long covered passage
by which we passed from the ferry to the cars
was occupied as temporary barrack for one of
the regiments. The soldiers in their blue uni
forms and Kossuth hats we're of duty, of course
sitting in groops or lying asleep on the floor,
with knapsacks for pillows their arms stacked
at short distances; and the pathway in the cen.
tire. by which the hundred or two railway passen..
gers made their way, with the more accustomed
belongings of travel-cloaks and carpet.bags,
umbrellas and bundles, tired women and crying
children--was SO narrow as to bring into curl
ously striking contrast the doings Of peace and
war. One little incident made me moralize for
moment. A SNOWY and handsome schoolgirl,
who bad sat behind me in the cars, all excite.
ment and high spirits with the prospect Of va.
cation that was to be enlivencd with the soldier.
ing in her neighborhood, caught her crinoline,
as she swept dancingly along, upon the chafed
and bare feet of sleeping recruit Helping to
disengage her, took second look at the poor
fellow who lay undsturbed on his back.-He
had taken off his shoes to drop asleep, very tir.
ed upon the bare floor but his chance attitude,
with his arm under bis head, and the rema, kable
beauty of the boy, (for he looked scarce seven
teen, and the down of raven mustache Just
darkened the corners of welI-cut lip,) made
picture that an artist would have remembered.
He looked like the lad who, at home was mis-
mothers idol, and who had left tears and prayers
behind him to follow to the wars-perhaps to be
shot and mourned over, perhaps to be hero for
history-and there, as he rested from his hard
service, this thoughtess beauty swept her costly
silk over his bleeding feet, and, though tangled
to him ms she passed, never stopping her gay
prattle nor giving him looa And thus close
ly and unconsciously come together, sometimes,
the comedy and tragedy of this varied lite.