Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866

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Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1831. He was stationed at Fort Gibson in the Indian Territories (present-day Oklahoma) before resigning from the Army in 1832. He moved to Ohio, where he worked as a civil engineer on the Muskingum River improvement projects and also became a lawyer in 1841. During the Mexican–American War, he was appointed colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers and served as military governor of several occupied cities.

After the war in the 1850s, he served as chief engineer for river improvements in Des Moines, Iowa, for public infrastructure works in St. Louis, and for the American Central Railroad in Iowa. He became the mayor of Keokuk in 1856 and in the same year was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Curtis and Timothy Davis (elected the same day to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district) were the first Iowa Republicans elected to serve in the U.S. House. Curtis was re-elected in 1858 and 1860 and during his time in Congress was a strong advocate of a transcontinental railroad.

He was a supporter of eventual President Abraham Lincoln, and was considered for a cabinet position in the Lincoln administration. However, after the Civil War broke out, Curtis was appointed colonel of the 2nd Iowa Infantry on June 1, 1861, prompting him to resign his congressional seat on August 4 of that year. He was subsequently promoted to brigadier general, with the promotion backdated to May 17, 1861.

After organizing the chaos in St. Louis, Missouri, Curtis was given command of the Army of the Southwest on December 25, 1861, by Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck. The Army originally consisted of three divisions, the 1st commanded by Brig. Gen. Franz Sigel, the 2nd by Brig. Gen. Alexander Asboth, and the 3rd by Col. Jefferson C. Davis. However, Sigel, a native German who held significant influence amongst the many German immigrants in the army, threatened to resign over having not been appointed to command of the army himself. Curtis subsequently gave him overall command of the first two divisions, consisting mainly of German immigrants, while creating a 4th Division commanded by Col. Eugene A. Carr.

Curtis moved his headquarters south to Rolla, Missouri, to solidify Union control in Arkansas. In March 1862, his army won the Battle of Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas. His success made him pensive rather than triumphant. A few days after the battle he wrote, "The scene is silent and sad. The vulture and the wolf now have the dominion and the dead friends and foes sleep in the same lonely graves." He was promoted to major general for his success, effective March 21, 1862. On the same day in late March that he heard about his promotion, he also found out that his twenty-year-old daughter Sadie died of typhoid fever in St. Louis.

After Pea Ridge, Curtis' small army moved east and invaded northeast Arkansas, capturing the city of Helena, Arkansas in July. In September, Curtis was given command of the District of Missouri, but Lincoln was soon forced to reassign him, after Curtis's abolitionist views led to conflict with the governor of Missouri. He was reassigned to command the Department of Kansas & Indian Territory.

In October 1863, his son Major Henry Zarah Curtis, adjutant to Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt, was killed by Quantrill's Raiders. In this surprise attack at the Battle of Baxter Springs, Quantrill's men wore Federal uniforms and gave no quarter. Samuel Curtis named Fort Zarah in memory of his son.

In 1864, Curtis returned to Missouri, fighting against the Confederate invasion led by Maj. Gen. Sterling Price. Curtis gathered the forces of his department together, including several regiments of Kansas State Militia, calling his force the Army of the Border. Price's incursion was halted by Curtis' victory at the Battle of Westport. Curtis was then reassigned to a completely different armed conflict, commanding the Army's "Department of the Northwest," which was in the closing phase of a military response to uprisings in southern Minnesota and Dakota Territory by Native Americans against settlers.

In late 1865, he returned to Iowa where he was involved with the Union Pacific Railroad until his death the following year in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, in Keokuk.

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referencedIn Herron, Francis Jay, 1837-1902. Francis Jay Herron papers, 1861-1877 (bulk 1862-1865). New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Letters concerning the conduct of Major Emeric Meszaros in the Battle of Pea Ridge, 1862-1863. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Peter Wellington Alexander Papers, 1855-1863 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902. Franz Sigel papers, 1806-1901 (bulk 1860-1862). New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Papers of Samuel Ryan Curtis : Addenda, 1846-1914 (bulk 1860-1890). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Bolivar and Fort Wayne [survey] / Saml. R. Curtis. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Alexander, Peter Wellington, 1825-1886. Col. Peter Wellington Alexander, C.S.A., collection 1862-1864. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Civil War Commandery of the State of Massachusetts collection: Patriotic covers, ca. 1861-1865. Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Lewis B. (Lewis Baldwin), 1818-1907. Papers, 1799-1908 (bulk 1836-1908). Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Potter, Edward A. Edward A. Potter, Jr. Civil War collection, 1862. Central Arkansas Library System, Main Library
referencedIn Henderson, James Pinckney, Family Papers 82-59., 1837-1881 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn [Subjects on Bickel microfilm, reel 1] [microform]. Iowa State Historical Society
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Papers of Samuel Ryan Curtis, 1826-1866. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Holmes, Theophilus Hunter, 1804-1880. Letter signed : Little Rock, Arkansas, to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Forces, Helena, Arkansas, 1863 May 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Samuel Ryan Curtis Papers, 1846-1866 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Letters, 1837-1858. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Letter to [?]. Jefferson Barracks, MO. 1861 Sept. 1. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Report Sent Relating to the Campaign Against Major General Sterling Price, 1/1865 - 1/1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
creatorOf Gest, E. (Erasmus), 1820-1908. Papers 1834-1885. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Ankeny, Henry Giesey, 1827-1906. Henry Giese Ankeny papers, 1855-1919, bulk 1861-1864. State Historical Society of Iowa, Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Autograph letter signed : St. Louis, to unknown person, [Washington, D.C.?], 1863 Mar. 8. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Franz Sigel Papers, 1806-1930 (Bulk 1848-1880) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Robert Carter letters from various correspondents, 1851-1898 (inclusive), 1851-1862 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Campaign book[s] [microform], [not before 1862]-1865. Kansas State Historical Society
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Samuel Ryan Curtis diaries and papers, 1846-[ca. 1860]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Military history collection, 1840-1971. Kansas State Historical Society
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Correspondence, 1844-1847. [microform]. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Cabell, William Daniel, 1834-1904. Papers of William Daniel Cabell and the Cabell and Ellet families [manuscript], 1798-1955. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters concerning the conduct of Major Emeric Meszaros in the Battle of Pea Ridge, 1862-1863. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Kirkwood, Samuel Jordan, 1813-1894. Letter : Iowa City, to S[amuel] R[yan] Curtis, St. Louis, 1862 Nov. 4. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Sanderson, Winslow F., d. 1853. Winslow Fuller Sanderson papers, 1846-1860. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Survey of the Ohio, Wayne, Richland & Crawford Canal or Rail-Road / [surveyed by] Saml. R. Curtis, Engineer. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Alexander, Peter Wellington, 1825-1886. Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Blunt, James Gillpatrick, 1826-1881. Telegram signed : Rhea's Mill, Arkansans, to Maj. Gen. S.R. Curtis, 1862 Dec. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn United States. War Dept. Letter: to Colonel Samuel R. Curtis /by W. L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1847 Nov 23. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Curtis, Henry B. (Henry Barnes), 1799-1885. Henry B. Curtis correspondence, 1850-1866. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Samuel Ryan Curtis correspondence, 1823-1837 (bulk 1823-1831). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Bliss, Calvin Comins, 1823-1891. Calvin Comins Bliss papers, 1841-1906. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Map showing the disposition of troops of the 1st & 2d Divisions on the 7th of March between 3 & 4 p.m. and of one part of them in the night of 7th, to 8th, commanded by Gen. Sigel. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Papers, 1859-1863. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Papers, 1841-1923 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Samuel Ryan Curtis Papers, 1846-1866. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902. Franz Sigel papers, 1861-1862, 1900-1901. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Augustus Mendon Lord collection, Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection, (bulk 1876-1908), 1778-1908 John Hay Library, Special Collections
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. George Denison Prentice : papers, 1851-1862. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Samuel Ryan Curtis papers [microform], 1846-1866. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885. Ashbel Woodward biography collection, undated. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Markers & monuments [Cross Hollows] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
creatorOf Samuel Ryan Curtis letter, June 16, 1864 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Curtis, Samuel R. -- Brigadier General United States. National Archives and Records Administration
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Correspondence, 1844-1848. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. A survey from Lexington [to] Bolivar, Ohio / Sam. R. Curtis. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Hutchings, Albin H. [Hutchings engravings]. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Central (downtown Buffalo)
creatorOf Smith, Gustavus Adolphus, 1820-1885. Papers, 1841-1920. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn [Plan of the Battlefield of Pea Ridge, Arkansas]. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Spivey, George. George Spivey letter, undated. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. ADS (copy), 1861 November 19 : Head Quarters, St. Louis. Special Orders. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886. Houghton Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Harmar and Lancaster Turnpike / [surveyed by] Saml. R. Curtis, Engineer. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn John Sherman Papers, 1836-1900, (bulk 1857-1894) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn H. W. Halleck Papers, 1843-1896, (bulk 1862) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Coe, William Robertson, 1869-1955,. Coe mss. 32, 37, 44, 81, 85, 122-5, 126, 147, 156, 212, 226, 351, 388, 410, 1816-1918. Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Hall, Augustus, 1814-1861. Letters to Augustus Hall, 1847-1868 (bulk 1847-1857). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866. Survey for the Ohio, Wayne, Richland, and Crawford Rail Road / Saml. R. Curtis. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
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referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, Kansas, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, S R - File No. C350 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Samuel R - Ohio - 1846 - File No. C201 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K46 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N163 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Samuel R - File No. C464 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K171 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. C543 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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contributorOf Curtis, Samo R - Washington - 1846 - File No. C253 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Samuel R - File No. C883 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Samuel R - Washington - 1857 - File No. C555 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, S R - File No. R518 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C296 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - 1831 - File No. C169 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1867 - Curtis, S R - File No. C311 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of J R Curtis, District of Columbia, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - State: [Blank] - Year: 1831 - File Number: C169 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. C1586 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C730 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K391 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, S R - District of Columbia - 1858 - File No. C72 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Samuel R - District of Columbia - 1859 - File No. C45 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, S R - File No. C840 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, S R - Iowa - 1863 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C836 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K2 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C545 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, S R - Montana - 1863 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N277 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, F R - File No. C1163 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. C542 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C818 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, Kansas, 1864 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C469 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, S R - File No. C34 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N309 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C574 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - State: [Blank] - Year: 1831 - File Number: C145 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C329 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Saml R - Iowa - 1855 - File No. C46 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, Wisconsin, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C296 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N291 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K434 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of Saml R Curtis, Kansas, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. M407 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N195 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - State: [Blank] - Year: 1831 - File Number: C189 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. M1788 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N99 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. M289 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N384 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Samuel R - File No. C592 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - 1831 - File No. C145 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Saml R - 1846 - File No. C274 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N162 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Samuel R - 1859 - File No. C37 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Samuel R - Iowa - 1857 - File No. C350 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, R - Ohio - 1831 - File No. C189 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, District of Columbia, 1864 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, S R - File No. C681 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1862 - Curtis, S R - File No. C1448 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. M346 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, Washington, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Samuel R - File No. C826 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1863 - Curtis, S R - File No. M24 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C827 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Curtis, Saml R - Missouri - 1855 - File No. C584 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtis, S R - File No. N285 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K283 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf Consolidated Military Officer's File of S R Curtis, Wisconsin, 1865 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1865 - Curtiss, S R - File No. N271 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1864 - Curtis, S R - File No. K273 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
contributorOf 1861 - Curtis, Saml R - File No. C713 United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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