U.S. Navy
AKA Homer Lawton
From Jesse Dewey's Honor Roll Book in the G.A.R. Hall in Lebanon, NH. "Homer Lawton – (AKA James C. Lawton): entered the U.S. Navy as seaman in November, 1861. He served on the ships Lodona and DeSoto. On 9.2.1863 he volunteered with others to storm Fort Sumter where he received a slight wound. The entire party were captured and sent to Andersonville Prison, where he died. He too, fills an unknown but honorable grave."
AKA Homer Lawton
From Jesse Dewey's Honor Roll Book in the G.A.R. Hall in Lebanon, NH. "Homer Lawton – (AKA James C. Lawton): entered the U.S. Navy as seaman in November, 1861. He served on the ships Lodona and DeSoto. On 9.2.1863 he volunteered with others to storm Fort Sumter where he received a slight wound. The entire party were captured and sent to Andersonville Prison, where he died. He too, fills an unknown but honorable grave."
U.S. Navy
AKA Homer Lawton
From Jesse Dewey's Honor Roll Book in the G.A.R. Hall in Lebanon, NH. "Homer Lawton – (AKA James C. Lawton): entered the U.S. Navy as seaman in November, 1861. He served on the ships Lodona and DeSoto. On 9.2.1863 he volunteered with others to storm Fort Sumter where he received a slight wound. The entire party were captured and sent to Andersonville Prison, where he died. He too, fills an unknown but honorable grave."
AKA Homer Lawton
From Jesse Dewey's Honor Roll Book in the G.A.R. Hall in Lebanon, NH. "Homer Lawton – (AKA James C. Lawton): entered the U.S. Navy as seaman in November, 1861. He served on the ships Lodona and DeSoto. On 9.2.1863 he volunteered with others to storm Fort Sumter where he received a slight wound. The entire party were captured and sent to Andersonville Prison, where he died. He too, fills an unknown but honorable grave."
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SEAMAN US NAVY USS LADONA
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