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Henry Ware Lawton

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Gender Male
Date of birth March 17,1843
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Maumee
Ohio
United States
DiedSan Mateo
Philippines
Rank Major-General
Servicebranch United States Army
Year of servic1861–1865, 1866–1899
Place of burialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States
Awards Army Medal of Honor
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Henry Ware Lawton Life story


Henry Ware Lawton was a 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, and the first general officer of the United States killed in overseas action.

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