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Covering General Edwin Vose Sumner's eventful career, this biography emphasises his role in developing the mounted arm of the US Army. Born in Boston in 1797 he abandoned a merchant's career and entered the US Infantry in 1819, holdin various positions until he died of pneumonia in March 1863.

General Edwin Vose Sumner USA A Civil War

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 10/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786472581, 978-0786472581
      ISBN10: 0786472588

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      Book Synopsis
      Covering General Edwin Vose Sumner's eventful career, this biography emphasises his role in developing the mounted arm of the US Army. Born in Boston in 1797 he abandoned a merchant's career and entered the US Infantry in 1819, holdin various positions until he died of pneumonia in March 1863.

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