Ka cika wannan magana: An haifi Lindsay a ranar 19 ga Fabrairu, 1837 a Arewacin Hudson, New York. A lokacin yakin basasa na Amurka, ya kasance jami'i tare da 118th New York Volunteer Infantry na Union Army. Rikicin da ya shiga ciki sun hada da
Yaƙin Drewry's Bluff, Yaƙin Chaffin's Farm da Siege na Petersburg. Bayan haka, Lindsay ta zauna a Neillsville, Wisconsin.