The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . SAMUEL R. CURTIS. Born in Ohio, Feb. ISO. Graduate at the D. S. Mili-tary Academy, 18;^!. Re^i^ued in the following year,and was engaged in civil engineering until IKJT. Be-came of Ohio militia. Served through theMexican War with Ohio troopy, and after the dischargeof his regiment, he was appointed civil and militarygovernor of Camargo, .Monterey, and Saltillo. Memberol the 3()!h, 37th, 3tith Congresses. Was one ufthe first appointed at opening of CivilWar. Won a d
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . SAMUEL R. CURTIS. Born in Ohio, Feb. ISO. Graduate at the D. S. Mili-tary Academy, 18;^!. Re^i^ued in the following year,and was engaged in civil engineering until IKJT. Be-came of Ohio militia. Served through theMexican War with Ohio troopy, and after the dischargeof his regiment, he was appointed civil and militarygovernor of Camargo, .Monterey, and Saltillo. Memberol the 3()!h, 37th, 3tith Congresses. Was one ufthe first appointed at opening of CivilWar. Won a decisive victory at Pea Ridge, 18(i2. Hadcommand of Departments ol .Missouri, Kansas, and theTerritories, and the Northwest. Died Dec. i8, BEN. Mcculloch. Bdhi in Rutherford Co., Tenn., 1814. Joined theTexan army under Gen. Houstou, 18^56, and was af^^icn-ed to the ariillery. Served eallantly at San Jacinto. :iiidafterward settled in Texas as a eurveyor. At the oni-break of the Mexican War he raised a company of T<Xan rangers, which were accepted bv Gen TayloV. Withhis men he won great honor at Montereyand BufiiaVieta. Joining Gen. Scotts army he participated inthe capture of Mexico City, and was rewarded by .-ip-p«»intment as U. S. Marsha! for Texap. (Jen. inthe tlinfederate Limy. While leading a corps at thebattle of Pea Ridge, March 7. 1802, be waB shot dead.
Size: 1556px × 1605px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidstoryofgreatnati00shea
