Greely Stevenson Curtis (November 21, 1830 – February 12, 1897) was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the

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Early life and education

Greely Stevenson Curtis was born November 21, 1830, at Boston, Massachusetts.Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. ''Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue''. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. . p. 142. His brother was

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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.

Civil War service

Curtis was a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He became lieutenant colonel and commander of the

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. On March 28, 1867,

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nominated Curtis for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general,

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, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, and the

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confirmed the award on March 30, 1867.Eicher, John H., and

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, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . p. 743

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.

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References

* * *Hunt, Roger D. and Brown, Jack R. ''Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue''. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. .

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