Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis
Born: February 3, 1805
Champlain, New York
Died: December 26, 1866
Council Bluffs, Iowa
West Point: June 1831
Colonel: June 1, 1861
Brig. Gen: May 17, 1861
Maj. Gen: Mar 26, 1862
1846 - 1848: Mexican American War
1856 - 1860: Congressman, 1st Congressional District, Iowa
June 1, 1861: Appointed Colonel of 2nd Iowa Infantry
June 1, 1861: Resigned his seat in Congress
May 17, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General effective this date
December 25, 1861: Commander, Army of the Southwest
March 6-8, 1862: Battle of Pea Ridge
March 26, 1862: Promoted to Major General
September 1862: Commander, District of Missouri
Reassigned to Command Department of Kansas and Indian Territory
October 23, 1864: Battle of Westport
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 215
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 107-108