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  • James Sumner (Medal of Honor)
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  • James Sumner (1840 – July 5, 1912) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. An English immigrant, Sumner served as a cavalryman during the Apache Wars of southeastern Arizona Territory. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for advancing through heavy fire in a skirmish against a group of Chiricahua Indians led by Cochise.
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Birth Date
  • 1840
Branch
death place
  • Ventura, California
Name
  • James Sumner
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • London, England
Awards
death date
  • --07-05
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
placeofburial
  • Cemetery Memorial Park, Ventura, California
abstract
  • James Sumner (1840 – July 5, 1912) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. An English immigrant, Sumner served as a cavalryman during the Apache Wars of southeastern Arizona Territory. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for advancing through heavy fire in a skirmish against a group of Chiricahua Indians led by Cochise.