The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-06

name Is Lawton-Henry w. Lawton-
and for nearly forty years 1t has worn
the uniform of the United States army.
1t has risen from the ranks, this fight
ing machine, leaving behind II other
machines as strong possibly. but less
fortunate.
Henry w. Lawton was born In Ohio
fifty-six years ago. He was country
boy and got only common school edu-
cation-nOt any too much Of 1t. 1t Is to
be doubted IL he would have learned a
great deal II kept steadily at college I'M
til he attained his majority. Emphat-
ically he is not book man. Studying
the printed page has been to him al
ways task and never pleasure. Men
are his books-men and happenings.
His folk were plain farmer folk. From
them he derived his length and size of
bone. The tremendous muscles, the
tlreless endurance which have marked
him in later life had the beginning Of
the development In the open air Of the
fields Of his bOyhood. 1t was said OF
him that 1t took him longer to learn
anything and longer to forget 1t than
any youth that ever tramped through
the snow to n log school bouse. His
memory. indeed has been one OF his
strong points since he emerged from
childhood. He remembers well-par-
ticu,arlv enomIes A hotter bater was
never horn II SoIIows necessarily TINT
be Is tr,,e in fr,epdsbin He L. in fact
a mans man women who got To
know him like him well enough. but
not MANY of them get 70 know him. In
tho are of gray hair no il still n bach
e,or and If no has ever had an affair of
tho heart n b,s hoen kont IN himself
Iavton entorod tho volunteer service
of tho Jrnited Stotes in AnrIl 1861. and
wos qiven tho chevrons of q sergeant in
comnonv IL of the Ninth Indiana In
fantrv In August 1861 he was made
frs, lIcutepopt of the Thirtietb Indi-
ono In Nav 1869 he was made n can
toin was a lieutenant colonel in No
yomler 1864 was breyeted n colonel
for Gallant and merItorious services
I'm March 1861 and was mus
,crod out of tha se,vjce In No
ror,or ,acr IIo hoJ had nroctioo,,v
fo,r yoors of tho most tremendous war
IN IN. history of tho n,t,ons ue had
noon d nor,;c;nant /, a dozo, ni,obod
ho,,,os IIo had LODI his man In chorga
md countor chargn nm tho STRICKEN
folds Of Virginia He had stenned IN.
on tbc doad unturnod faces of his broth
orc IIo had heon sool,ed with blood to
his knaos
On tho lot of JuIv 1904 bo vos 90.
v,t,,d n soco,d I;ortan,p+ 4, ,bo r,t,,
10, army haino ossicned to rho Fortv-
frst Infantry vnor 1otor bo u,os
,nodo a fret i,o,toront Ia yoS franc
f,rrod N tho cavalry orm IN January
1s-1 bod odvoncod 10 a oontoinoy In
,,or,h 1910 u,,s ,oodo , ,,a,o T., .hn
;rsnoc,or,s ,onor,I.s donortront +,
S,n.o,,hor ,Ses ona ,rsnactor o,onoraI
Win tho rapk NJ Iieutanopt colopo, in
1899 That is his rank in the regular
army TO day. although he wears the
epaulets of a major general OF yolun.
tcers. He is slated for appointment to
be a br!gadier general under the reor-
ganization act and when the two years
for which the new soldiers will be en-
listed have expired there will be enough
retircmcnts from the service to make
his retention as a regular brigader n
certainty.
He has come upward step by step
solely through personal courage and
personal strength He has held that 1t
is the first duty of the soldier to fight,
and to fight as soon as he gets the
chance. He has been possessed by no
particular refnements of the art of
war. He has simply gone ahead and
fought like tiend when opportunity