Gen. George Crook
Lawson served under Crook for a bulk of his post-Civil War career, including stints in Arizona and on the plains with the Department of the Platte. While Crook has been labeled as one of the most aggressive Indian fighters, he also harbored strong sympathies toward them as well. That attitude, at least according to some writers, may have been passed along to Lawson.
Wikipedia entry for George Crook
Arlington National Cemetery, Crook burial site
Gen. Nelson Miles
Wikipedia entry for Nelson Miles
Arlington National Cemetery, Miles burial site
Miles in the Spanish-American War
Gen. Wesley Merritt
Wikipedia entry for Wesley Merrit
Gen. George Stoneman
Lawson served under Stoneman during 1864 and 1865 during several large-scale cavalry raids into Virginia and Tennessee, and he also served briefly with him in Arizona. Stoneman was a governor of California.
Wikipedia entry for George Stoneman
Gen. Ranald MacKenzie
During the Cheyenne Outbreak of 1877, Lawson was one of the first units to work to contain the fleeing Indians, but it was MacKenzie’s command that eventually subjugated the Cheyenne.
Wikipedia entry for Ranald MacKenzie
John L. Boone
Lawson’s son-in-law, marrying his eldest daughter, Annie, during the Civil War. A direct descendant of Daniel Boone, his family settled Oregon’s Willamette Valley, but Boone made his mark in San Francisco as a member of the state senate and as a prominent patent attorney.
San Francisco biography, obituar
Red Cloud
Strong evidence suggests that the legendary Sioux chief interacted with Lawson repeatedly in the 1870s, including during the resettlement of the Red Cloud Agency to what becomes the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Young Man Afraid of His Horses
Lawson would have most likely engaged Young Man Afraid of His Horses during the Battle of Rosebud in the summer of 1876. The two were also linked by the journey from the Red Cloud Agency to what becomes the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Wikipedia entry for Young Man Afraid of His Horses
Calamity Jane
It is believed that Lawson was unaware that Calamity Jane had attached herself to his Company A of the 3rd Cavalry. However, when he found out, he quickly tossed her from the unit.
Wikipedia entry for Calamity Jane
Dr. Valentine McGillicuddy