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Memorial Day statue honors General Lawton in Indianapolis
The May ceremony features President Roosevelt at the unveiling of a bronze statue of Major General Henry Ware Lawton. Lawton, killed December 19, 1899 at San Mateo, Manila, was noted for Civil War, Spanish American War, and Philippine campaigns. The Indianapolis memorial cost between 25 000 and 30 000 dollars, raised by local admirers.
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T. E. McGrath
Indianapolis
Tenry Ware Lawton
Roosevelt
General Lawton
Philippines
San Mateo
Manila
Daniel Chester French
New York
Andrew €. Conner
Paris
Indiana
United States
Plains
Fort Sumter
Mury W. Lawton
Congress
Atlanta
Zawton
War Department
Washington
Recuiar
Paule
Lawton
Fourth Cavalry
Geronimo
Sho
Miles
Qaryton
Mexico
Lawter
In- Aisa
Santiago
Fifth Army Corps
Tan
el Caney
Aguinaldo
San Ysidro
Aguinalto
Custer
Little Big Horn