Archibald Henry Sunderland (December 2, 1876 – October 31, 1963) was a career officer in the United States Army.

After returning to the United States in 1903, Sunderland commanded the 25th Field Artillery Battery at Fort Riley, Kansas.

After traveling to the Netherlands aboard USS Tennessee, in late 1914 and early 1915 he took part in the evacuation of American citizens from The Hague.

From October 1917 to January 1918, he was an instructor at and then director of the Heavy Artillery School created to provide training to units of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).

[3] In October 1918, Sunderland was promoted to temporary brigadier general and assigned to command the 41st Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Monroe.

[3] The citation for the medal reads: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Archibald Henry Sunderland, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.

[4]In December 1918, Sunderland was assigned to command the post at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and he remained in this position until July 1919.

In 1919, he returned to his permanent rank of major and was selected to attend the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

[2] Following his 1921 graduation, he was promoted to permanent lieutenant colonel and ordered to duty with the Army General Staff.

[10] From 1932 to 1936, he was president of the Coast Artillery Board, a panel created to review and make recommendations on doctrine and equipment.

[2] In this post, Sunderland supervised Coast Artillery construction, training, and weapons procurement as the Army expanded in anticipation of entry into World War II.