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Civil War vet sergt. Archibald Curtis Co. D First Minnesota Osseo Minnesota 2010
Archibald Curtis was born in Grovetown, Illinois in 1839. He was a 21 year old farmer living in the Osseo area, when he enlisted and was placed in Company D on Nov 11, 1861. He had a dark complexion, blue eyes and dark hair. At 6' 4 1/2" tall, Arch was one of the tallest men in the regiment.
From exposure to the elements, Arch developed fever and some problem with rheumatism. He participated in the battle at Gettysburg, but broke down during the march in pursuit of the retreating Confederate army. On July 9, 1863, he was admitted to the Jarvis U. S. Army General Hospital in Baltimore, MD., suffering from remittent fever. On July 13th, he was transferred to the Lovell Army Hospital in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and was not returned to duty until Sept. 10, 1863. Arch was one of the few veterans to get through his three year enlistment unscathed by bullets, though he did spend some time in the hospitals for other reasons.
On March 24, 1864, he re-enlisted and was placed in the First Battalion of Minnesota Infantry. He served as a corporal in Company B. On Aug. 14th, he was admitted to the 2nd Corps Hospital at City Point, VA. This time he was suffering from what was called bilious fever. He was returned to duty on Sept. 2, 1864, but apparently still in a weakened condidtion. The captain of his company, Ellet Perkins, secured for him a detail in the Ambulance Corps. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in February, 1865, and as such he would have then been mounted and not have to march. Arch remained on detached service with the Medical Dept of the 2nd Division until July 14, 1865, when the Battalion was mustered out of the service.
Arch's wife, Mary Jane, was the sister of Enoch Chandler, who had also served in Company D. In addition, Enoch married Arch's sister, Sarah. So the men married each other's sisters and their children were double first cousins.
The 1910 roster of the veterans of the First Minnesota lists his home as being in Osseo, Minnesota. Archibald died 0n December 24, 1915. He is buried in a small cemetery about 1/4 mile straight south of downtown Osseo, on Jefferson Hwy.
Sources
Roster of the First Minnesota Infantry, 1910.
Military Pension Record, Archibald Curtis, National Archives, Washington D. C.
From, www.1stminnesota.net/SearchResults.php3?ID=0389
Copyright 2010 Todd J. Hein all rights reserved.
Civil War vet sergt. Archibald Curtis Co. D First Minnesota Osseo Minnesota 2010
Archibald Curtis was born in Grovetown, Illinois in 1839. He was a 21 year old farmer living in the Osseo area, when he enlisted and was placed in Company D on Nov 11, 1861. He had a dark complexion, blue eyes and dark hair. At 6' 4 1/2" tall, Arch was one of the tallest men in the regiment.
From exposure to the elements, Arch developed fever and some problem with rheumatism. He participated in the battle at Gettysburg, but broke down during the march in pursuit of the retreating Confederate army. On July 9, 1863, he was admitted to the Jarvis U. S. Army General Hospital in Baltimore, MD., suffering from remittent fever. On July 13th, he was transferred to the Lovell Army Hospital in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and was not returned to duty until Sept. 10, 1863. Arch was one of the few veterans to get through his three year enlistment unscathed by bullets, though he did spend some time in the hospitals for other reasons.
On March 24, 1864, he re-enlisted and was placed in the First Battalion of Minnesota Infantry. He served as a corporal in Company B. On Aug. 14th, he was admitted to the 2nd Corps Hospital at City Point, VA. This time he was suffering from what was called bilious fever. He was returned to duty on Sept. 2, 1864, but apparently still in a weakened condidtion. The captain of his company, Ellet Perkins, secured for him a detail in the Ambulance Corps. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in February, 1865, and as such he would have then been mounted and not have to march. Arch remained on detached service with the Medical Dept of the 2nd Division until July 14, 1865, when the Battalion was mustered out of the service.
Arch's wife, Mary Jane, was the sister of Enoch Chandler, who had also served in Company D. In addition, Enoch married Arch's sister, Sarah. So the men married each other's sisters and their children were double first cousins.
The 1910 roster of the veterans of the First Minnesota lists his home as being in Osseo, Minnesota. Archibald died 0n December 24, 1915. He is buried in a small cemetery about 1/4 mile straight south of downtown Osseo, on Jefferson Hwy.
Sources
Roster of the First Minnesota Infantry, 1910.
Military Pension Record, Archibald Curtis, National Archives, Washington D. C.
From, www.1stminnesota.net/SearchResults.php3?ID=0389
Copyright 2010 Todd J. Hein all rights reserved.