US Curtis, Greely Stevenson, Sr.

Greely Stevenson Curtis Sr.
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Born: November 21, 1830

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: James Freeman Curtis 1797 – 1839

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Mother: Isabella Stevenson 1803 – 1875

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Brother: Brevet Brig. General James Freeman Curtis Jr. 1825 – 1914

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Wife: Harriot Sumner "Hatty" Appleton 1841 – 1923

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Children:

William Stevenson Curtis 1865 – 1899​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

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Greely Stevenson Curtis Jr. 1871 – 1947​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

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Isabella Curtis 1872 – 1966​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

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Frazier Curtis 1876 – 1940​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

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James Freeman Curtis 1878 – 1952​

(Buried: Brookville Cemetery, Upper Brookville, New York)​

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Harriot Sumner Curtis 1881 – 1974​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge Massachusetts)​

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Margaret Curtis 1883 – 1965​

(Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts)​

Education:

Attended Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts​

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Attended Scientific School in Cambridge, Massachusetts​

Occupation before War:

Engineer in Cambridge Massachusetts​

Traveler to California, East Indies, and Canada​

Civil War Career:

1861: Captain Company B, 2nd​ Massachusetts Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Discharged from promotion on October 28th​​

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1861 – 1862: Major of 1st​ Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment​

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1862 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 1st​ Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment​

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1863: Regimental Commander during the Battle of Kelly's Ford​

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1863: Regimental Commander during the Battle of Gettysburg. Entered the battle with 292 men in the field and suffered no losses. His regiment was attached to the 6th​ Army Corps during the battle.​

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1864: Resigned as Lt. Colonel on March 4th​ due to disability​

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1865: Brevetted to the rank of Colonel and Brigadier General​

Occupation after the War:

Civil Engineer in Boston, Massachusetts​

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1876 – 1878: Chairman of Boston, Massachusetts City Fire Commission​

Died: February 12, 1897

Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts

Age at time of Death: 66 years old

Burial Place: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

[Tom Elmore]

He attended the Scientific School of Harvard College in 1851.