Eugene Fitch Ware
American soldier, lawyer, politician, and writer
About Eugene Fitch Ware
Lived 1841 – 1911 (aged 70). Eugene Fitch Ware was an American soldier, writer, politician, lawyer and jurist.
Eugene Fitch Ware (May 29, 1841 – July 1, 1911), sometimes publishing pseudonymously as Ironquill, was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and writer.
Early life Eugene Fitch Ware was born on May 29, 1841, in Hartford, Connecticut. His family moved to Burlington, Iowa, when he was young.
Military career Ware enlisted in the First Iowa Volunteer Infantry in April 1861 as part of the Union Army in the American Civil War. After completing his term of service with that regiment, he re-enlisted in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry. In September 1863, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the 7th Iowa Cavalry Regiment. Ware was with General Patrick Edward Connor on the Powder River Expedition. After the Powder River campaign, he was promoted to captain. He also worked as a lawyer in Topeka, Kansas. He left the post in 1904.
He died on July 1, 1911, while on vacation in Cascade, Colorado.
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American soldier, lawyer, politician, and writer (1841–1911)
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Eugene Fitch Ware was born on 29 May 1841 in Hartford.
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Eugene Fitch Ware died on 1 July 1911 in Cascade.
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Eugene Fitch Ware was a soldier, writer, politician, lawyer and jurist.
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