Henry Ware Lawton, American general (born 1843)

Henry Ware Lawton

United States Army general (1843–1899)

Henry Ware Lawton 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. He was the only U.S. general officer to be killed during the…