Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-21
SKETCH OF GENERAL LAwroN.
Dead Soldier Had splendid Record In
Four Ways

Major General Henry w. Lawton
was model for bravery and his
successive acts of gallantry during his
many services in different battles re-
suited i'll his promotion from Il private
of the Civil war to the rank he held
when death overlook him.
General Lawton first sprang into ma
tional prominence through his capture
OF Geronimo in the Indian wars. Ge-
ronino was as willy a redsliin as ever
followed a trail, but he met his match
in the silent plainsman.
General 'Lawton was born in Toledo,
and was appointed to the army from
Indiana in 1861, and served throughout
the Civil war. being promoted from
sergeant of Company +, Ninth Indiana
volunteers successfully to colonel. He
entered the regulars in 1866 as second
lieutenant of the Forty-frst infantry.
He was appointed inspector general in
1855 with rank of major.
At the opening of the Spanish war,
President Mckinley appointed him
brigadier general of the volunteers in
command of division of the fifth
army corps, commanded by Shafter.
He was chosen, July, 1898, to open the
operations against. the Spaniards by
the capture. of Ell Caney.
Lawton sailed for the Philippines
January IS. 1899. On his arrival at Ma
Mia he relieved General Anderson in
captured saaItta cfpz al tbs Extreme me
end of the lake near Manila, on April
10.
The generals next hard fighting took
place in an attack on San Rafael,
where the American troops were met
with a heavy fire from large number
of rebels who We're concealed in a
jungle On all sides. Only the adoption
by Lawton of the tactics, followed in
Indian fighting in the Tilted States,
every man for himself, saved the divis-
ion from great loss.
After the capture of Isidro by Gen.
Lawton, President Mckinley sent the
following dispatch:
"Otis, Manila-Convey to .Lawton and
the gallant men of his command con-
gratulations upon their successful OPP
erations during the past month, re-
sulting in the capture this morning of
San Isidro.
1T was announced, June /, that Law
ton had been placed in command of the
defense of Manila. Early in October
General Lawton engaged in dispensing
the insurgents between Bacoor and
linus and was successful in clearing the
country of Filipinos and was several
times under fire. He then pushed
northward, captured number OF
towns, and drove THE insurgents every
where before him.
Lawton and Young arrived at Arayat
Oct. 10 with a force of about 5000 men.
He next made his headquarters at Cab
anatuan and took an active part in dis
persing the insurgent bands in differ
ent parts of the country.
About the middle of November the
whereabouts of Lawton and Young on
account of the rapidity of their move
ments became almost as mysterious as
Agninaldo. Lawton's troops suffered
considerable hardship in this series of
energetic movements. The general was
ut Tayang December 1, his troops hav-
ing captured large quantities of insur-
gent supplies. Later he returned to
Manila and started December IS to
capture San Mateo, where he was
killed.
Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 2O.-General
Henry Lawton was well known here,
being a member of the local G. A.. II.
post and OF various social clubs. Gem
eral Lawton married Mrs. Craig, of
Redlands, San Bernadino county, and
had large orange grove near Red
lands.