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Brigadier General · U.S. Army

Newton Martin Curtis

Brigadier General Newton Martin Curtis, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War January 15, 1865

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Brigadier General Newton Martin Curtis received the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Curtis was 29 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 28, 1891, 26 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major General.

Curtis was born on May 21, 1835 in De Peyster, St. Lawrence County, New York. Curtis died on January 8, 1910 in New York, New York, at the age of 74. He is buried at Ogdensburg Cemetery in Ogdensburg, New York.

Curtis is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

The first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses and was four times wounded.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: De Peyster — map
  • Died: New York City — map
  • Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 21, 1835
    Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence County, New York
  2. January 15, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North Carolina
    Age 29. U.S. Volunteers
  3. November 28, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 8, 1910
    Died in New York, New York
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    Ogdensburg Cemetery
    Ogdensburg, New York

Biography

Newton Martin Curtis (May 21, 1835 – January 8, 1910) was a Union officer during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

From the Wikipedia article “Newton Martin Curtis”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Further reading

Also honored for actions on January 15, 1865

BA Bruce Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 GB Gurdon H. Barter Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1865 DB David L. Bass Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 PB Philip Bazaar Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 AB Albert Burton Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 Alaric B. Chapin Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Thomas Connor Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 William Henry Freeman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JG John Griffiths Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1865 TH Thomas Harcourt Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 TK Thomas Kane Captain of the Hold · Navy Civil War · 1865 GM George Merrill Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 31 recipients for January 15, 1865 →

Same unit

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Lewellyn Garrish Estes Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864 Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Horatio Collins King Major & Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from New York

Benjamin Franklin Tracy Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 OS Oloff Smith Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 BG Benjamin Gifford Private · Army Civil War · 1865 John Henry Patterson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Eugene Asa Carr Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 JM James Madison Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.