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Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843 – December 19, 1899) was a U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, and the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.
Henry W. Lawton was a Medal of Honor recipient and a major general who served in various conflicts from 1861 to 1899. He died in the Philippines in 1899 while leading a charge against Filipino rebels.
In the course of this movement, on December 19, 1899, at 9 o'clock a.m., Major-General Henry W. Lawton, was shot and instantly killed while fearlessly exposing his person in supervising the passing of his troops over the river Mariquina at San Mateo.
Henry Ware Lawton was a U.S. Army captain who led a charge against the enemy rifle pits in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1893 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (2-841-842), Arlington, VA, United States. Location of Medal: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. U.S. Army Captain Henry Ware Lawton was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.
Steven L. Ossad, HENRY WARE LAWTON, Army History, No. 63 (Winter 2007), pp. 4-25.
Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843 – December 19, 1899) was a U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, and the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.
