Arthur Russell Curtis (July 15, 1842 – April 8, 1925) was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life and education Arthur Russell Curtis was born July 15, 1842, at Boston, Massachusetts.Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141

Civil War service Curtis started the war as a private in the 4th Battalion of Massachusetts Militia. He transferred to the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel and took command of the regiment.Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141 On December 3, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Curtis for the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war,Hunt and Brown, 141 and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on February 14, 1868.Eicher, 2001, p. 743

Post-war life Curtis was a clerk, postmaster and world traveler after the war. Arthur Russell Curtis died April 8, 1925, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Hunt and Brown, 1990, p. 141

See also

List of Massachusetts generals in the American Civil War Massachusetts in the American Civil War

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