Samuel Ryan Curtis correspondence, 1823-1837 (bulk 1823-1831).

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Samuel Ryan Curtis correspondence, 1823-1837 (bulk 1823-1831).

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The collection contains 39 letters, all but five addressed to Curtis from his family and friends, many of them from his brother Henry. Five letters are written by Curtis himself. The letters from his brothers and parents carry local news and advice to Samuel about how to behave, who to work for, and how to do well at West Point. There are several letters from Robert McComb of Mansfield, offering Curtis a job, and after Curtis accepted, several more directing the business while McComb was away. A fragment of one letter written by Curtis is to his brother Hosmer telling him of this job offer. Two more letters are written by Curtis to his classmates at West Point regarding school matters. In one, dated January 30, 1831, he attempts to resign, angered at an appointment another classmate received. Two more letters are written to his wife, one from Camp Catherine in 1836, another from McConnelsville, Ohio in 1837 while he worked in the Engineer Corps of Ohio.

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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 c...

Curtis, Henry B. (Henry Barnes), 1799-1885

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Lawyer, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1824, 1829, 1833-1837, 1847. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18446275 Henry B. Curtis was Samuel's older brother, an attorney in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Belinda Buckingham was Samuel's wife. Henry Zarah Curtis and Samuel S. Curtis were Samuel's sons, and were Surveyors and land agents in Council Bluffs. Henry Zarah was killed in 1863. Samuel Curtis fought in the Mexican War, t...

Curtis, Hosmer.

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Curtis family.

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Curtis, Belinda Buckingham.

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McComb, Robert Parks, 1951-

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an engineer formation of the United States Army that has three primary mission areas: engineer regiment, military construction, and civil works. The day-to-day activities of the three mission areas are administered by a lieutenant general known as the commanding general/chief of engineers. The chief of engineers commands the engineer regiment, composed of combat engineer army units, and answers directly to the chief of staff of the army. Comba...