Henry Ware Lawton

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Henry Ware Lawton was a highly decorated U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served in multiple conflicts, including the Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, and ultimately the Philippine–American War, where he was killed in action.

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instanceOf American military personnel killed in the Philippine–American War
American military personnel of the American Civil War
American military personnel of the Indian Wars
American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
Medal of Honor recipient
Union Army soldier
United States Army officer
human
allegiance Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
awardReceived Civil War Campaign Medal
Indian Campaign Medal
Medal of Honor
Philippine Campaign Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
battle Atlanta Campaign
surface form: Atlanta campaign

Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of El Caney
Battle of San Mateo
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Stones River
Siege of Corinth
Siege of Santiago
surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba
birthDate 1843-03-17
birthPlace Lucas County, Ohio
Maumee, Ohio
United States of America
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
commemoratedBy Fort Lawton
Lawton Avenue, Taguig, Philippines
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
surface form: Lawton, Oklahoma
conflict American Civil War
Apache Wars
United States–Native American wars
surface form: Indian Wars

Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1899-12-19
deathPlace Luzon
Philippines
surface form: Philippine Islands

Philippines
San Mateo, Rizal
familyName Lawton
givenName Henry
hasChild Annie Lawton
Frances Lawton
Louise Lawton
Manley Lawton
mannerOfDeath killed in action
MedalOfHonorCitationFor extraordinary heroism at the Battle of Atlanta on August 3, 1864
middleName Ware
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Brigadier General
Colonel
Major General
militaryUnit 30th Indiana Infantry Regiment
4th United States Cavalry Regiment
United States Army Inspector General’s Office
surface form: Inspector General’s Department, U.S. Army
name Henry Ware Lawton self-link
notableWork Geronimo Campaign
surface form: capture of Geronimo

command of U.S. forces at the Battle of El Caney
command of U.S. forces in the Philippine–American War
placeOfBurial Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
serviceEnd 1899
serviceStart 1861
spouse Mary Craig Lawton

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Philippine–American War commander Henry Ware Lawton
Lawton namedAfter Henry Ware Lawton
Henry Ware Lawton name Henry Ware Lawton self-link