Sumner H. Lincoln Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Appointed from Vermont, Private, Company B, 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 2 May to 15 August 1861 Corporal, Company B, 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 15 October1861 First Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant, 21 February 1863 Honorably mustered out 28 October 1864 Major, 6th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, 10 November 1864 Lieutenant Colonel, 6 February 1865 Honorably mustered out 26 June 1865 Second Lieutenant and First Lieuteannt, 17th U. S. Infantry, 23 February 1866 Transferred to 26th U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866 Regimental Adjutant, 1 May 1868 to 29 May 1869 Transferred to 10th U. S. Infantry, 19 May 1869 Captain, 24 March 1878 Major, 26 April 1898 Lieutenant Colonel, 13th U. S. Infantry, 12 July 1899 Transferred to the 10th U. S. Infantry, 12 August 1899 Transferred to the 30th U. S. Infantry, 21 March 1901 Colonel, 10th U. S. Infantry, 25 March 1901 Brigadier General, 29 May 1902 Retired 9 June 1902 Lieutenant Colonel Sumner H. Lincoln went out with the regiment as Private in 1861, was appointed Adjutant in February 1863, was wounded in the Wilderness and again at Winchester, was appointed Major in October 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel in January 1865. He was commissioned as Colonel by the Governor of Vermont) June 4th, 1865, but was mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel. LINCOLN, SUMNER H VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown DATE OF DEATH: 04/16/1928 DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown BURIED AT: SECTION E.W. SITE 908 Webmaster: Michael
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Posted: 12 September 2004 Updated: 9 September 2006 Updated: 12 November 2007 |
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