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SAMUEL R. CURTIS A.L.S.

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SAMUEL R. CURTIS A.L.S.
<b>662. 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 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?...I shall do all I can to carry the district...</i> ". Signature a bit light, very good.<b> $50-75</b>