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1899 Henry Ware Lawton killed...
1899 Henry Ware Lawton killed...
Item # 723215
December 20, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 20, 1899
* U.S. General Henry Ware Lawton killed
* Battle of Paye - Philippine-American War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIBUTE TO LAWTON" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small library stamps at the top of the front page, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.
background: General Henry Ware Lawton (1843–1899) was a distinguished United States Army officer whose career spanned the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War, earning him a reputation for personal bravery and relentless energy in the field. Born in Ohio, Lawton served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War, receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Battle of Atlanta in 1864, where he led a daring assault that helped break Confederate lines. In the postwar army he became widely known on the western frontier, notably commanding troops that captured the Apache leader Geronimo in 1886 after a grueling campaign. During the Spanish–American War, Lawton led a division in Cuba, playing a prominent role in the fighting at El Caney near Santiago, where his aggressive tactics helped secure a key victory despite heavy resistance. Promoted to major general, he was later sent to the Philippines, where he commanded U.S. forces during the early phase of the Philippine–American War; on December 19, 1899, while personally reconnoitering enemy positions near San Mateo, Luzon, Lawton was killed by Filipino rifle fire, becoming the highest-ranking American officer to die in that conflict. His death was widely mourned, and Lawton was remembered as a fearless, hands-on commander whose career reflected the expanding global reach of the U.S. Army at the turn of the 20th century.
Category: Post-Civil War
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