Samuel Ryan Curtis

Samuel Ryan Curtis
Samuel R. Curtis in 1864
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1857 – August 4, 1861
Preceded byAugustus Hall
Succeeded byJames F. Wilson
Personal details
Born(1805-02-03)February 3, 1805
Champlain, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1866(1866-12-26) (aged 61)
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1831–1832, 1846–1847, 1861–1865
RankMajor General
Commands2nd Iowa Infantry
Army of the Southwest
Department of the Missouri
Army of the Border
Battles/wars
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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.