Edwin Vose Sumner Jr.

Edwin Vose Sumner Jr.
Edwin V. Sumner, Jr., circa 1865
Born16 August 1835
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Died23 August 1912 (Aged 77)
San Francisco, California
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnion Army
United States Army
Years of service1861-1899
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Ghost Dance War

Edwin Vose Sumner Jr. (August 16, 1835 – August 23, 1912) was a general in the United States Army. Born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania; he was the son of General Edwin Vose Sumner, one of the oldest generals to serve during the American Civil War.[1]

  1. ^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 519.