Sumner Carruth (December 22, 1834 - March 10, 1892) was an officer in the volunteer army of the United States during the American Civil War.

Carruth returned to the field as a major in the newly organized 35th Massachusetts Infantry, commissioned at that rank on August 21, 1862.

[2] Carruth was captured at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on November 11, 1862, missing the Battle of Fredericksburg.

[4] Col. Carruth returned to IX Corps in the Army of the Potomac late in 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg, command his regiment.

On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Carruth for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S.

[5] His brevet was awarded for gallant and meritorious services in the attack on Fort Mahone on April 2, 1865, during the Third Battle of Petersburg.

[6] Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, commander of IX Corps, recommended him; and two other officers commended his regiment for its role in that action.

[7] Sumner Carruth married Clara Smith of Newark, New Jersey, on August 18, 1862, just before leaving the 1st Massachusetts and joining the 35th regiment.