Saturday, June 2, 2012

John Lyon, Class of 1844 (A.B.) and 1847 (A.M.)

Lyon, a lawyer in Petersburg, VA prior to the war, had attended the University of VA in 1848-49 to study law after completing his R-MC degrees. He organized Co. B of the 12th VA Infantry and was commissioned captain of the company on April 19, 1861, having served as a captain of the militia.

After the war, Lyon practiced law in Petersburg. He moved to Richmond in 1873 and continued his law practice, eventually moving to Washington, D.C. Lyon died on November 5, 1897 and is buried in Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.

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