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Samuel Ryan Curtis | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1857 – August 4, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Augustus Hall |
Succeeded by | James F. Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Champlain, New York, U.S. | February 3, 1805
Died | December 26, 1866 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 61)
Political party | Republican |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1831–1832, 1846–1847, 1861–1865 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 2nd Iowa Infantry Army of the Southwest Department of the Missouri Army of the Border |
Battles/wars | |
Samuel Ryan Curtis (February 3, 1805 – December 26, 1866) was an American military officer and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War, especially for his victories at the Battles of Pea Ridge in 1862 and Westport in 1864.