词条 | Arthur R. Curtis |
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|name= 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 |placeofburial_label= |image=Arthur R. Curtis.jpg |image_size =175px |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagicon|USA|1861}}Union |branch= Union Army |serviceyears=1861 – 1865 |rank= Lieutenant Colonel |commands=20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |battles=American Civil War |awards= Brevet Brigadier General |laterwork= }} 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 educationArthur Russell Curtis was born July 15, 1842 at Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Civil War serviceCurtis 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 lifeCurtis was a clerk, postmaster and world traveler after the war. Arthur Russell Curtis died April 8, 1925 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[5] See also{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
Notes1. ^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 References
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