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United States Army general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brigadier General Edward Hinkley Plummer (September 24, 1855 – February 11, 1927) was the Commander of Camp Dodge.[1]
Edward Hinkley Plummer | |
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Born | September 24, 1855 |
Died | February 11, 1927 71) Pacific Grove, California | (aged
Allegiance | United States |
Years of service | 1877–1918 |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Service number | 0-12123 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
He was born on September 24, 1855, in Elkridge, Maryland. He was a cadet at the United States Military Academy from July 1, 1873 graduated June 14, 1877.[2]
He was commissioned in the Tenth Infantry and performed frontier duty from 1877 to 1898.[2]
From 1904 to 1907, he commanded Fort Egbert in Eagle, Alaska.[2]
In 1917, he organized and served as the first commander of the Department of the Panama Canal.[2]
He retired on November 30, 1918, at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois.[3][4]
He died on February 11, 1927, in Pacific Grove, California.[1] He was buried at the Presidio of Monterey, California.
His papers are held by the Defense Language Institute's Foreign Language Center Archives.[5]
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