Genealogy Data Page 930 (Notes Pages)

Genealogy Data Page 930 (Notes Pages)

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Sumner, Edwin Vose (b. 7 OCT 1884, d. ?)

Note: 1910 United States Federal Census
about Edwin V Sumner 3d
Name: Edwin V Sumner 3d
[Edwin V 3rd Sumner 3d]
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: 2d Lieutenant 2d Cavaley (Lieutenant)
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Camp Overton, Mindanao, Philippines, Military and Naval Forces
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

Census: Date: 1900
Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado

Census: Date: 1910
Place: Camp Overton, Mindanao, Philippines, Military and Naval Forces

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Carson, Margaret Sumner (b. 14 JAN 1890, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1900
Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado

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King, Nancy S (b. APR 1899, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1900
Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado

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Sumner, Edwin Vose Colonel (b. 30 JAN 1797, d. 21 MAR 1863)

Note: SUMNER, Edwin Vose, soldier, was born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 30, 1797; son of Elisha (1760-1839) and Nancy (Vose) Sumner; grandson of Seth, great-grandson of Col. Seth, great2-grandson of William, great3-grandson of Roger, and great4-grandson of William and Mary Sumner who came to Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, from Dorchester, England, in 1636, William Sumner, the immigrant, serving in the general court of Massachusetts for thirteen years. His maternal grandfather, Col. Joseph Vose, was descended from Robert Vose, an early settler of Milton, Mass. Edwin Vose Sumner attended Billerica and Milton academies, and was a merchant's clerk in Montreal and Boston. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant, 2d infantry, March, [p.75] 1819; was married at Sacket Harbor, N.Y., March 3, 1822, to Hannah W., daughter of Thomas and Sarah Petit (Montgomery) Forster; fought in the Black Hawk war in 1832, and was chief commissary for the army in the field by appointment of General Scott. He was elected by President Jackson as second captain of the new regiment of horse, at the time an unusual promotion. He served on frontier duty in the west, 1833-38, accompanying General Dodge to the head waters of the Red river in 1834, and in 1838 was given command of a school for cavalry practice in Carlisle Barracks, Penn. He was ordered to join General Kearny's expedition to New Mexico in June, 1846, and commanded the 1st regiment of dragoons; was promoted major, 2d dragoons, and served in the Mexican war, leading his troops at the battles of Madeline Bridge and Cerro Gordo. At the latter he was struck in the head by a spent ball, and confined in the hospital for a month, the nature of his wound giving him the sobriquet "Old Hard Head." He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel and colonel for Moline del Rey, where he held 5000 Mexican lancers, and received special praise from General Worth for skill and courage. He commanded the Brigade of Horse in the occupation of the City of Mexico, which post he held until January, 1848. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel, 1st dragoons, July 18, 1848; commanded the department of New Mexico, 1851-53, and later visited Europe for the purpose of observing foreign cavalry discipline and drill. He was promoted colonel, 1st cavalry, in 1855, and was in command of Fort Leavenworth, Ken., in 1856, where he incurred the displeasure of the secretary of war and was removed. In July, 1857, he led an expedition and defeated the Cheyenne Indians at Solomen's Fork. He was commander of the Department of the West, 1858-61. In 1861 he was senior colonel in the U.S. cavalry, and was chosen to escort President-elect Lincoln from Springfield to Washington. On March 16, 1861, President Lincoln appointed him brigadier-general in place of Gen. David E. Twiggs, removed, one of the first military appointments made by President Lincoln, who said: "It is the best office in my gift." He was ordered to supersede Gen. A. S. Johnston with whom he ranked in the command of the Department of the Pacific and is credited with saving California to the Union. Being anxious for more active duty he was recalled, and in March, 1862, was attached to the Army of the Potomac and given command of the 1st army corps. He commanded the left wing at the siege of Yorktown; was second in command to McClellan in the whole Peninsular campaign; fought at Williamsburg, and at Fair Oaks his celerity in crossing the Chickahominy enabled him to support McClellan before Longstreet could reach the Confederates. He commanded his corps in the Seven Days' battles, and was twice wounded. In recognition of his services on the Peninsula he was appointed major-general of volunteers, to rank from July 4, and brevet major-general U.S.A., to date from May 31, 1862. On the re-organization of the army after Pope's disastrous Virginia campaign, he was assigned to the command of the 2d corps, and at the battle of Antietam was again wounded. Under Burnside he commanded the right grand division, consisting of the 2d and 9th corps, and a division of artillery, and after bearing the brunt of the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, he was relieved at his own request, Jan. 25, 1863. On March 9, 1863, he was assigned to the command of the Department of the West. On his way there he died in Syracuse, N.Y., March 21, 1863.

Census: Date: 1860
Place: St Louis Ward 6, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri

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Petit, Hannah (b. ABT 1805, d. ?)

Census: Date: 1860
Place: St Louis Ward 6, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri

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Sumner, Samuel Storrow (b. 6 FEB 1842, d. ?)

Note: SUMNER, Samuel Storrow, soldier, was born at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., Feb. 6, 1842; son of Edwin Vose Sumner (q.v.). He was commissioned 2d lieutenant, 5th cavalry, U.S.A., June 11, 1861; served in the Peninsular campaign; was brevetted 1st lieutenant for gallantry at Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862, and was promoted 1st lieutenant, 5th cavalry, Jan. 14, 1862. He received a volunteer commission of captain and aide-de-camp on Aug. 20, 1862, on the staff of General E. V. Sumner, who commanded the second corps in the Army of the Potomac and later on the staffs of Gens. Wool and Burnside. He was brevetted captain, U.S.A., for gallant service at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862; served in the Maryland campaign and later as aide-de-camp to General Parke in the Mississippi campaign, being honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, Aug. 15, 1863. He was promoted captain, U.S.A., March 30, 1864; brevetted major, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the campaign against Vicksburg. He was promoted major, 8th cavalry, April 2, 1879, brevetted lieutenant-colonel, Feb. 27, 1890, for gallant services in action against the Indians at Summit Springs, Col., July 11, 1869; promoted lieutenant-colonel, 6th cavalry, Feb. 18, 1891, and promoted colonel, 6th cavalry, May 23, 1896. He was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, May 4, 1898; was chief mustering officer for the state of Pennsylvania, and subsequently commanded a division in the South. He was promoted major-general of volunteers, Sept. 7, 1898, for gallantry at Santiago, where he commanded the cavalry division. He was honorably discharged from the volunteer service, April 15, 1899; was immediately sent to England as military attaché, and in July, 1900, when war in China was imminent, he applied for orders to join the U.S. troops at Tientsin, where he commanded the 2d brigade. He was transferred to the Philippines and promoted brigadier-general, U.S.A., Feb. 4, 1901, and commanded the 1st division in Southern Luzon P.I. He was ordered to the United States in 1903; given command of the Department of the Missouri, and promoted to the rank of major-general, United States Army. General Sumner was married to Frederica Bennett of Oswego, N.Y.