to Arizona once again. They arrived at Tucson using a Pullman car. In 1900, her husband retired from the military, and the Summerhayes returned to the East, where they lived in various cities including Washington, D.C., New York and Nantucket. After her 1908 autobiography was published, Martha Summerhayes became a celebrity, receiving fan mail from hundreds of people, especially military men and students that valued her view of military. Martha Summerhayes died on May 12, 1926 at Schenectady, New York. She and her husband John are buried next to each other, at the Arlington National Cemetery. References Leo Banks, Stalwart Women: Frontier Stories of Indomitable Spirit () Bill W. Smith, Journal of Arizona History, Spring of 1996, Vol 37, No. 1. "Martha Dunham Summerhayes, Correcting the Biographical Record" Lamar (Current Edition) The New Encyclopedia of the American West Obituary for Martha Summerhayes, The Schenectady Gazette, Schenectady, New York, May 13, 1926 A copy of Martha Summerhayes Death Certificate is available from The New York State Department Of Health A copy of the Birth Certificate for Martha Dunham (Her Maiden Name) is available from The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts (Archives Department) The Headstone of Martha Summerhayes (Arlington National Cemetery) External links 1844 births 1926 deaths American memoirists Burials at Arlington National Cemetery People from Nantucket, Massachusetts