Arthur R. Curtis

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

Arthur Russell Curtis
Born	July 15, 1842 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 8, 1925 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Buried	Arlington Park Cemetery, Greenfield, Wisconsin
Allegiance	Union
Service/branch	Union Army
Years of service	1861 – 1865
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands held	20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Awards	Brevet Brigadier General

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]

See also

• List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War
• Massachusetts in the American Civil War

Notes

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

References

• Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. OCLC 1986476.
• Eicher, John H.; Eicher, David J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
• Hunt, Roger D.; Brown, Jack R. (1990). Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc. ISBN 1-56013-002-4.