Arthur R. Curtis Explained

Arthur Russell Curtis
Birth Date:July 15, 1842
Death Date:April 8, 1925
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Death Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Placeofburial:Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Wisconsin
Allegiance: Union
Branch:Union Army
Serviceyears:1861  - 1865
Rank:Lieutenant Colonel
Commands:20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles:American Civil War
Awards:Brevet Brigadier General

Arthur Russell Curtis (July 15, 1842  - April 8, 1925) was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life and education

Arthur Russell Curtis was born July 15, 1842, at Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Civil War service

Curtis started the war as a private in the 4th Battalion of Massachusetts Militia. He transferred to the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel and took command of the regiment.[2] On December 3, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Curtis for the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war,[3] and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on February 14, 1868.[4]

Post-war life

Curtis was a clerk, postmaster and world traveler after the war. Arthur Russell Curtis died April 8, 1925, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141
  2. Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141
  3. Hunt and Brown, 141
  4. Eicher, 2001, p. 743
  5. Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141