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Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis

 

 

Born: February 3, 1805

Champlain, New York

 

 

 

 

 

Died: December 26, 1866

Council Bluffs, Iowa

 

 

 

 

West Point: June 1831

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Colonel: June 1, 1861

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Brig. Gen: May 17, 1861

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Maj. Gen: Mar 26, 1862

1846 - 1848: Mexican American War

1856 - 1860: Congressman, 1st Congressional District, Iowa

June 1, 1861: Appointed Colonel of 2nd Iowa Infantry

June 1, 1861: Resigned his seat in Congress

May 17, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General effective this date

December 25, 1861: Commander, Army of the Southwest

March 6-8, 1862: Battle of Pea Ridge

March 26, 1862: Promoted to Major General

September 1862: Commander, District of Missouri

Reassigned to Command Department of Kansas and Indian Territory

October 23, 1864: Battle of Westport

Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 215

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 107-108

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