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Source for: Henry Curtis, 5 JUL 1858 - 8 SEP 1915
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Source for: Henry Curtis, 17 DEC 1827 - 3 MAR 1899
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Name source: S106Name source: S110Page: 1295,1303
Name source: S241Text: Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009
Birth source: S241Text: Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009
_MIL S28Text: Name: Henry Curtis , Residence: Quincy, Massachusetts Occupation: Bootmaker Enlistment Date: 29 July 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Massachusetts Unit Numbers: 943 943 Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 29 July 1862 at the age of 34Enlisted in Company D, 39th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 06 August 1862.POW on 19 August 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VAExchanged on 10 March 1865Mustered out Company D, 39th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 02 June 1865
_MIL S27Page: 39th Infantry Regiment MA
Text: Date Mustered: 23 May 1865 Regiment Type: Infantry Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 5 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 91 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0 Regimental Soldiers and History: List of SoldiersRegimental HistoryTHIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRYTHREE YEARSThe 39th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. was recruited in the latesummer of 1862 in towns and cities in the eastern part of theState. It went into camp first at Lynnfield, but was later transferred to Camp Stanton, Boxford. Here Col. P. Stearns Davis took command Sept. 1, and on the following day the last two companies, G and H, were mustered into the service.On Sept. 6 the regiment left for Washington City arriving two days later and being sent to Camp Chase on Arlington Heights. Here it was assigned to Briggs' Brigade of Casey's Division of Reserves. About the middle of the month the 39th was sent with the other troops of the brigade to guard the north bank of the Potomac River from Seneca Creek to Conrad's Ferry. Stationed at first at Conrad's Ferry, on Oct. 14 it wastransferred to Seneca Creek where it was assigned to Grover's Brigade. From the 11th of November, 1862, to January 5, 1863, Col. Davis commanded the brigade. Winter camp was establishedat Poolesville, Md., and here the regiment remained until April, 1863,when it returned to Washington and there did guard duty until after the battle of Gettysburg in July of that year.Leaving Washington July 9, it was assigned to a provisional brigade commanded by Gen. Henry S. Briggs, and on July 12 joined the Army of the Potomac at Funkstown, Md. Here the brigade was assigned to Robinson's (2d) Division, Newton's (1st) Corps. Transferred to Rappahannock Station, it here became a part of Coulter's (1st) Brigade. The regiment served through the campaign of the fall in the vicinity of the Rappahannock, and participated in the Mine Run Campaign in the latter part of November.The winter of 1863-64 was spent at Mitchell's Station
_MIL S241Text: Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009
Death source: S241Text: Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009
_MIL S28Text: Name: Henry Curtis , Residence: Quincy, Massachusetts Occupation: Bootmaker Enlistment Date: 29 July 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Massachusetts Unit Numbers: 943 943 Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 29 July 1862 at the age of 34Enlisted in Company D, 39th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 06 August 1862.POW on 19 August 1864 at Weldon Railroad, VAExchanged on 10 March 1865Mustered out Company D, 39th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 02 June 1865
_MIL S241Text: Date of Import: 30 Apr 2009