Henry Ware Lawton

Henry Ware Lawton was a highly respected U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, the SpanishAmerican War and was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the PhilippineAmerican War. The city of Lawton, Oklahoma, takes its name from General Lawton, and also a borough in the city of Havana, Cuba.

Lawton was born on March 17, 1843, in Maumee, Ohio. He was the son of George W. Lawton, a millwright, and Catherine who had been married in December 1836. Henry had two brothers, George S., and Manley Chapin.

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