Edwin Vose Sumner
U.S. Union Army general (1797-1863) · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Died at 66
Edwin Vose Sumner was a career United States Army officer who became a Union Army general and the oldest field commander of any Army Corps on either side during the American Civil War. His nicknames "Bull" or "Bull Head" came both from his great booming voice and a legend that a musket ball once bounced off his head.
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1797 to 1863 · aged 66
