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 Samuel Ryan Curtis - Keokuk, IA Posted by:  YoSam.
N 40° 23.457 W 091° 22.771
15T E 637534 N 4472410
Civil War General and former mayor of Keokuk, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM3PQ1
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2008
Views: 29
Statue located: Mississippi Dr., Victory Park, Keokuk, Iowa.
SAMUEL RYAN CURTIS
Born 1803
West Point 1826 - 1830.
Colonel Mexican War
Mayor of Keokuk, Member of Congress.
Col. 2nd IA. Inf. & Brig. Gen. 1861.
Maj. Gen. 1862 - 1866.
Died 1866.
Erected
By The City of Keokuk
To Her Soldiers,
1861 - 1865.
Co. A, 1st Ia. Cav.
Co. C, 3rd Ia. Cav.
Co. A, 2nd Ia. Inf.
Co. H, 6th Ia. Inf.
Co. E, 7th Ia. Inf.
Co. I, 15th Ia.Inf.
Co. C, 17th Ia. Inf.
| Co. A, 19th Ia. Inf.
Co. A, 30th Ia. Inf.
Co. C, 37th Ia. Inf.
Co. C, 45th Ia. Inf.
Co. F, 7th Mo. Inf.
Co. H, 10th Mo. Inf.
Co. H, 15th Mo. Inf.
Co. C, 60th U. S. Inf. |
ERECTED,
BY THE CITY OF KEOKUK,
TO HER SOLDIERS.
1861 ----- 1965.
Committee
J. L. Root, Mayor, S. C. Nestcott, Ald.
Ed. S. Carter, Ald. Col. H. H. Trimble,
Charles P. Birge.
July 4th 1898.
Identity of Rider: Samuel Ryan Curtis
Identity of Horse: Unknown
Name of artist: unknown
Date of Dedication: July 4, 1898.
Material: Bronze
Unusual Features: standard general statue
Position: Two Hooves Raised
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