# Samuel Sumner — The Rough Riders character guide

> Samuel Sumner in The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** General Samuel Sumner, General Sumner, Sumner, Samuel S. Sumner

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-general-young-s-fight-at-las-guasimas

## Who they are

Brigadier general commanding a cavalry brigade.

## In the story

### [IV: The Cavalry at Santiago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rough_riders_se/chapters/iv-the-cavalry-at-santiago)

Commands the cavalry division after General Wheeler falls ill; rides his horse along the lines under fire; orders the advance on the hills.

### [Appendix B: The "Round Robin" Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rough_riders_se/chapters/appendix-b-the-round-robin-letter)

Brigadier-General commanding First Brigade, Cavalry; signatory of the round robin.

### [Appendix D: Recommendations for the Medal of Honor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rough_riders_se/chapters/appendix-d)

Recommended Roosevelt for the Medal of Honor, citing his example and fearlessness at San Juan.

### [Appendix E](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rough_riders_se/chapters/appendix-e)

Author of the letter; Commanding General of the Cavalry Division, provides an authoritative account of the battle.

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