Oliver Edwards (December 2, 1871 – February 25, 1921) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

He graduated 40th in a class of 54 from the United States Military Academy (USMA), from which he entered in June 1890, in 1894 and was commissioned into the 11th Infantry Regiment.

These included Butler Ames, George H. Estes, Hamilton S. Hawkins III, Samuel Hof, Ora E. Hunt, John W. Joyes, Paul B. Malone, Francis L. Parker, Frank Parker, George Vidmer, Briant H. Wells, Pegram Whitworth and Clarence C.

He went to France because of World War I and organized and commanded the Machine Gun Training Center, receiving the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his work.

[2]With the war over, and after returning to the U.S., Edwards reverted to his permanent rank of colonel and became a student at the General Staff College.