Lyon Park/ United States Arsenal

Ammunition cake

The park is named after the commander of the Union arsenal, General Nathaniel Lyon who fortified the St. Louis Arsenal. He was the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War and is noted for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the conflict. 

The St. Louis Arsenal is a complex of military weapons and ammunition storage buildings owned by the United States Air Force. During the American Civil War, the St. Louis arsenal's contents were transferred to Illinois by Union Captain Nathaniel Lyon, an act that helped fuel tension between secessionists and those citizens loyal to the Federal government.

Cake artist -  Rich Brooks