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CURTIS, SAMUEL R.

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CURTIS, SAMUEL R.
<b>566. SAMUEL R. CURTIS</b> (1819 - 1898) Union major general who headed the Army of the Cumberland to gain a hard-won victory at Murfreesboro, only to be routed by Longstreet at Chickamauga. A.L.S. "<i>Sam'l. R. Curtis</i>" as an Iowa congressman, 2pp., 8vo., Keokuk, July 14, 1860, in part: <i>"...I am told there is a press at Madison which might be had; and our friends in Davis want it for the campaign. Could it be had for the season? And if so at what cost of sending it to Bloomfield...I shall do all I can to carry the district...I shall need all the help I can raise...</i>". Signature a bit light, very good.<b> $50-75</b>