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Major General Henry W.
Lawton
"Uncle Henry" to the
Two Little Knights of Kentucky
| Henry Lawton, as Captain and commander of
B-Troop of the 4th U.S. Cavalry is credited with the capture of the great Apache
Chief Geronimo, September 1886. It is most ironic, then, that Lawton, as a Major
General, lost his life during the Spanish-American War on December 19, 1899, to the
forces of a Filipino General named . . . . . Licerio Geronimo.
Portrait of Major General Henry W. Lawton, U.S.V., "Leader of the expeditions south and north of Manila
--against Santa Cruz and San Isidro"
by Frederic Remington
(From the cover of Harper's Weekly,
June 3, 1899) |
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All pictures and items
from the Samuel Culbertson Mansion Collection
Lawton Links on our sites
Topics on General Lawton
The General Lawton
Photo & Sketch Album:
General
Lawton, "Uncle Henry" to the Two Little Knights of Kentucky
General
Lawton's Family
Lawton's Reception in Louisville, 1898
Death of General Lawton Dec 19, 1899 -
Newspaper reports
(includes a longer biography)
Other
Links:
Henry
W. Lawton, Forgotten Warrior
The site above promises to soon be the most comprehensive site on General
Lawton on the net
Geronimo's
Surrender - Skeleton Canyon, 1886
Chronology of
the Spanish American War
Assault
on San Juan Hill
The
Battles of San Juan Hill and El Caney
Named
Campaigns - Philippine Insurrection
An
American POW in the Philippines
Stereoview,
General Lawton's Casket.
Arlington
Cemetary web site, more biography and grave site photo
Biography
of Licerio Geronimo
www.archive.org (if links are dead, you may
find them archived here)
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