United States Army Major General. During the Civil War he served on the staff of his father, General Edwin Vose Sumner. Afterwards he remained on active duty, serving in the western United States during the Indian Wars. In May, 1898 he was appointed Brigadier General and commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, serving in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, leading his brigade at the Battle of Las Guasimas, and commanding the Army's Cavalry Division when General Joseph Wheeler became ill. Sumner commanded his brigade at the Battle of San Juan Hill for which he earned the Silver Star, and the Siege of Santiago, for which he earned promotion to Major General. After the war Sumner served as attaché at the US Embassy in London, commanded a brigade during the China Relief Expedition, a military district in the Philippines, and the Army's Department of the Missouri, Department of the Southwest and Department of the Pacific before retiring in 1906. He was the brother of General Edwin Vose Sumner, Jr.
United States Army Major General. During the Civil War he served on the staff of his father, General Edwin Vose Sumner. Afterwards he remained on active duty, serving in the western United States during the Indian Wars. In May, 1898 he was appointed Brigadier General and commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, serving in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, leading his brigade at the Battle of Las Guasimas, and commanding the Army's Cavalry Division when General Joseph Wheeler became ill. Sumner commanded his brigade at the Battle of San Juan Hill for which he earned the Silver Star, and the Siege of Santiago, for which he earned promotion to Major General. After the war Sumner served as attaché at the US Embassy in London, commanded a brigade during the China Relief Expedition, a military district in the Philippines, and the Army's Department of the Missouri, Department of the Southwest and Department of the Pacific before retiring in 1906. He was the brother of General Edwin Vose Sumner, Jr.
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