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Francis J. Herron to Samuel R. Curtis, April 10, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Saint Louis, Mo.: Colonel Cloud telegraphs me that one of my spies has just arrived…
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Letters to Samuel R. Curtis
B. 1805 · D. 1866
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 victories at the Battles of Pea Ridge in 1862 and Westport in 1864.
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Francis J. Herron to Samuel R. Curtis, April 15, 1863
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE FRONTIER, Rolla, Mo., April 15, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: It is evident from the rebel movements that…
Dispatch
Unknown to Samuel R. Curtis, April 16, 1863
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16, 1863. Major-General CURTIS, Saint Louis : Colonel King reports having surprised a guerrilla camp on Sni; killed 6, and routed the band;…
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James G. Blunt to Samuel R. Curtis, April 17, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri: GENERAL : I telegraphed you this morning relative to the…
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W. F. Cloud to Samuel R. Curtis, April 20, 1863
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 20, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department, Saint Louis : Parties of 200 and 300 are continually passing into the southwest portion of…
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James G. Blunt to Samuel R. Curtis, April 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS DISTRIOT OF KANSAS, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., April 22, 1863. Maj. Gen. SAMUEL R. CURTIS, Commanding Department of the Missouri : GENERAL: I have information that some 2,000 or 3,000…
Dispatch
E.D. Townsend to Samuel R. Curtis, April 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, Springfield, Mo., April 22, 1863. One of my scouting parties to Talbot’s Ferry reports that Price is moving up the Arkansas River. I can hardly credit this…
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Geo. B. Currey to Samuel R. Curtis, May 3, 1864
HDQRS. EXPEDITION INTO THE INDIAN COUNTRY, May 3, 1864. Camp No. 6, on Grande Ronde River, May 3, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that I reached…