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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Curtis, William Baker 1821-1891 (search)
Curtis, William Baker 1821-1891 Military officer; born in Sharpsburg, Md., April 18, 1821; was a member of the Wheeling convention to organize a State government for West Virginia in 1861; entered the Union army as captain in the 12th West Virginia Infantry in 1862; and was promoted colonel and given command of a brigade in 1864. Subsequently he was appointed commander of the 2d Brigade, 24th Army Corps, in the Army of the James, with which he took part in the siege of Richmond and captured Fort Gregg, near Petersburg, on April 2, 1865; for which he was promoted brigadier-general. He died in West Liberty, W. Va., Aug. 25, 1891.
men under their maiden names, but as careful a search as possible has resulted in finding the following twenty-six persons who are natives of Medford, born previous to June 1830, who have lived here continuously, or for the greater part of their lives, and who are now residents. Henry Richardson, b. June 26, 1818,. Sarah A. (Kimball) Lincoln, b. July 30, 1818. Mary W. (Todd) Roberts, b. May 15, 1819. Mary W. (Blanchard) Harlow, b. March 1, 1821. Elizabeth (Todd) Turner, b. April 18, 1821. William C. Sprague, b. June 13, 1823. Mary M. (Cushing) Weston, b. December 27, 1825. Frederick D. H. Thomas, b. May 8, 1826. James F. Fifield, b. September 15, 1826. Harriet W. (Joyce) Brown, b. October 29, 1826. Mary (White) Hartshorn, b. December 13, 1826. J. Everett Wellington, b. April 27, 1827. Mary (Gleason) Waterman, b. July 2, 1827. Susan R. (Hall) Turner, b. August 29, 1827. Lucy A. Peck, b. June 24, 1828. Ann C. (Drew) Jaquith, b. August 1, 1