he rose from his sick bed and rushed to take command of the division. Sumner returned to command his brigade for the rest of the battle and in the Siege of Santiago. In September, he was appointed major general of volunteers. He was discharged from the volunteers and reverted to his Regular Army rank of colonel on April 15, 1899. After the war with Spain ended, Sumner served as a military attaché to American Embassy in London. During the Boxer Rebellion, Summer was again in field command and led a brigade in the China Relief Expedition. He then was sent to the Philippines and commanded the 1st District, Department of Southern Luzon during the Philippine–American War. On February 4, 1901, he was promoted to brigadier general in the Regular Army. He was a companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He was also a companion of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. He continued to serve in the Army until his retirement at the age of 64 in 1906. He died on July 26, 1937, at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Awards Civil War Campaign Medal Indian Campaign Medal Spanish Campaign Medal China Campaign Medal Philippine Campaign Medal References External links S.S. Sumner in Warrenton, Va., 1862 (3rd on right, counterclockwise) American military personnel of the Spanish–American War American military personnel of the Philippine–American War United States Army generals American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania People from Brookline, Massachusetts 1842 births 1937 deaths Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Sumner family People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Military personnel from Pennsylvania