CURTIS, Samuel Ryan

Affiliation:  Union

Born: February 3 1805, Clinton Cty NY

Died: December 26 1866, Council Bluffs IA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1831, garrison duty, resigned 1832, civil engineer, Mexican war, lawyer, mayor, US congressman

War Service: 1861 Col. of 2nd Iowa, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded the federal forces at Pea Ridge, March 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Dept. of the Missouri, removed by Lincoln after an altercation with Governor Gamble, commanded Depts of Kansas and the Northwest

Post War: Peace commissioner to the Indians, railroad commissioner