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  • Henry Ware Lawton
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  • Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843 – December 19, 1899) was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, the Spanish–American War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine–American War. The city of Lawton, Oklahoma, takes its name from General Lawton, and also a borough in the city of Havana, Cuba.
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Unit
  • Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry
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serviceyears
  • 1861
Birth Date
  • 1843-03-17
Branch
Name
  • Henry Ware Lawton
Caption
  • Major-General Henry Ware Lawton, Meserve Collection
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
Awards
death date
  • 1899-12-19
Rank
  • 35
Battles
placeofburial
  • initially Manila's North Cemetery
  • then Arlington National Cemetery
abstract
  • Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843 – December 19, 1899) was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, the Spanish–American War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the Philippine–American War. The city of Lawton, Oklahoma, takes its name from General Lawton, and also a borough in the city of Havana, Cuba.