Greely S. Curtis
{{Short description|Union officer in US civil war (1830-1897)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Greely Stevenson Curtis, Sr.
|birth_date= November 21, 1830
|death_date= February 12, 1897
|birth_place= Boston, Massachusetts
|death_place= Boston, Massachusetts
|placeofburial= Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image=
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|nickname=
|allegiance= {{flagicon|USA|1861}}Union
|branch= Union Army
|serviceyears=1861 – 1865
|rank= Lieutenant Colonel
|commands=1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
|battles=American Civil War
|awards= Brevet Brigadier General
|laterwork=Boston fire commissioner, 1876–1878
}}
Greely Stevenson Curtis (November 21, 1830 – February 12, 1897) was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life and education
Greely Stevenson Curtis was born November 21, 1830, at Boston, Massachusetts.Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. {{ISBN|1-56013-002-4}}. p. 142. His brother was James F. Curtis who was Colonel of the 4th California Volunteer Infantry Regiment and also was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general for faithful and meritorious services during the war.
Civil War service
Curtis was a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He became lieutenant colonel and commander of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry.
On March 28, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Curtis for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on March 30, 1867.Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8047-3641-3}}. p. 743
Post-war life
See also
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |title=Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865 |last=Bowen |first=James L. |year=1889 |place=Springfield, Massachusetts |publisher=Clark W. Bryan & Co |oclc=1986476 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_K0tLhkfW1wwC }}
- {{cite book |title=Civil War High Commands |last=Eicher |first=David J. |author2=Eicher, John H. |author-link=David J. Eicher |year=2001 |place=Stanford |publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=0-8047-3641-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fs0Ajlnjl6AC&q=civil+War+high+commands}}
- Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. {{ISBN|1-56013-002-4}}.
External links
- [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:RAD.SCHL:sch00133 Papers, 1797-1991.] [http://radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library Schlesinger Library], Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
- [http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z623 Greely Stevenson Curtis Papers] at Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
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Category:People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
Category:Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery