Samuel Ryan Curtis 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... Wikipedia
Born: February 3, 1805, Champlain, NY
Died: December 26, 1866 (age 61 years), Council Bluffs, IA
Education: United States Military Academy
Party: Republican Party
Previous office: Representative (1857–1861)
Battles/wars: Mexican–American War;
Books
The Mormon Rebellion and the Bill to Raise Volunteers: Speech of Hon. Samuel R. Curtis, of Iowa, Delivered in the U. S. House of Representatives, March 10, 1858
1858
Mexico Under Fire: Being the Diary of Samuel Ryan Curtis, 3rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment, During the American Military Occupation of Northern Mexico, 1846-1847