Brigadier General Edward Hinkley Plummer (September 24, 1855 – February 11, 1927) was the Commander of Camp Dodge.

Early life

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.

Edward H. Plummer

Career

He was commissioned in the Tenth Infantry and performed frontier duty from 1877 to 1898.

Edward H. Plummer

From 1904 to 1907, he commanded Fort Egbert in Eagle, Alaska.

Edward H. Plummer

In 1917, he organized and served as the first commander of the Department of the Panama Canal.

He retired on November 30, 1918, at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois.

Death and legacy

He died on February 11, 1927, in Pacific Grove, California. He was buried at the Presidio of Monterey, California.

His papers are held by the Defense Language Institute's Foreign Language Center Archives.

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United States Military Academy alumni

Burials at Presidio of Monterey, California

1855 births

1927 deaths

United States Army generals of World War I

United States Army generals

United States Army Infantry Branch personnel

Military personnel from Maryland