Samuel S. Sumner Military person

Samuel Storrow Sumner (1842–1937) was a United States Army general during the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, and Philippine-American War. Sumner was born in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania on February 16, 1842. Samuel's name commemorates his father's mentor and friend, Samuel Appleton Storrow (1787–1837), who served as a Judge Advocate in the U. S. Army from 1816 to 1821.

Personal facts

Samuel S. Sumner
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1842
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Carlisle Barracks
Date of deathJuly 26, 1937
Place of death
Brookline Massachusetts
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Spanish–American War
American Indian Wars
Philippine–American War
China Relief Expedition
military branch
United States Army
military command6th US Cavalry
relation
Edwin Vose Sumner Jr.
service start1861
service end1906

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External resources

  1. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpb.03887
  2. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/sssumner.htm