Greely Stevenson Curtis, Sr.
BornNovember 21, 1830
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 12, 1897
Boston, Massachusetts
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited StatesUnion
Service/branchUnion Army
Years of service1861 1865
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands held1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsBrevet Brigadier General
Other workBoston fire commissioner, 18761878

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1]

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,[1] and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on March 30, 1867.[2]

Post-war life

After the war, Curtis was a civil engineer, architect and fire commissioner of Boston between 1876 and 1878. Greely S. Curtis died February 12, 1897, at Boston, Massachusetts. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  2. Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 743

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