Tag: Sumner (Samuel S)

On staff of Gen. E. V. Sumner.

Wikipedia says: 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.

He served in the Union army during the Civil War. Shortly after the outbreak of the war he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment on June 11, 1861. He was transferred to the 5th Cavalry on August 3, 1861. For much of the war, he served on the staff of his father, General Edwin V. Sumner. He fought at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia on June 1, 1862.

He was promoted to 1st lieutenant on July 17, 1862 and to aide de camp with the rank of captain on August 20 of the same year. He fought at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. He was assigned as a captain in the 5th Cavalry on March 30, 1864. He received brevets (honorary promotions) to 1st lieutenant, captain and major during the war for “gallant and meritorious service”.