General Henry W. Lawton Monument, (sculpture).

General Henry W. Lawton Monument, (sculpture).

Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor.

Chicago Art Bronze Works, founder.

General Henry W. Lawton Monument, (sculpture).

General Lawton Monument, (sculpture).

Major General Henry Lawton, (sculpture).

ca. 1920. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1921.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: Mount Airy granite.

Sculpture: approx. 10 1/2 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 6 x 6 ft.

(On proper right side of sculpture base:) Frederick C Hibbard (On proper left side of sculpture base:) Chicago Art Bronze Works, Inc. (On front of base, incised lettering:) LAWTON (On plaque on rear of base:) MAJOR GEN. HENRY W. LAWTON/MARCH 17 1843-DEC. 19 1899/CIVIL WAR/ENLISTED APRIL 15, 1861 SERGT. CO. E. NINTH INDIANA VOL. INF./HIGHEST RANK, LIEUT. COL. THIRTEENTH INDIANA VOL. INF./INDIAN WARS/LIEUTENANT CAPTAIN U. S. ARMY, CAPTOR OF CHIEF GERONIMO./SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898/BRIGADIER GENERAL, SECOND INFANTRY BRIGADE/EL CHANEY SAN JUAN SANTIAGO DE CUBA./PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION/KILLED IN BATTLE SAN MATEO, LUZON, P.I./FROM FARM BOY TO MAJOR GENERAL/AT DEATH SECOND IN COMMAND OF U.S. ARMY/HONORED BY A NATION, MOURNED BY FRIENDS,/DIED BELOVED. signed Founder's mark appears.

Major General Henry W. Lawton stands dressed in a field uniform consisting of knee-high boots, a thigh-length jacket and a slouch hat which he holds at his side in his proper right hand. He rests his proper left hand at his belt on his proper left side where a saber is attached. Lawton stands with his proper right foot forward resting on a rock. He has thick hair and a mustache. The sculpture is mounted upon a slightly tapered rectangular base set on a step.

Portrait male -- Lawton, Henry W. -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant Colonel

Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant Captain

Occupation -- Military -- Brigadier General

Occupation -- Military -- Major General

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne

Administered by City of Fort Wayne, Parks Department, 705 East State Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

Located Lakeside Park, Lake Avenue at Crescent Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana

The sculpture was installed in honor of Major General Henry Lawton, killed by a sniper's bullet on December 19, 1899 while leading American forces during the Philippine Insurrection. Lawton was born in 1843 and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel during the Civil War. He led several Indian campaigns, and as a United States Army lieutenant captain, captured Chief Geronimo. Lawton served as Brigadier General during the Spanish American War. The artist was assisted by Major General Leonard Wood and war correspondent John T. McCutcheon, both of whom served with Lawton in the Philippines. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "Monuments, Plaques & Markers," 1963; and related articles from the News Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN), Oct. 15, 1921, Nov. 26, 1921, and July 30, 1983; and the Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), Aug. 14, 1921 and Oct. 23, 1921.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN5005, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

Monumental News, June 1921, Feb. 1923.

SOS Assessment Award, 1998.

News Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN), July 30, 1983.

Monumental News, Feb. 1923, pg. 91.

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