Background
Greely Stevenson Curtis was born November 21, 1830 at Boston, Massachusetts.
Greely Stevenson Curtis was born November 21, 1830 at Boston, Massachusetts.
Curtis was a captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He became lieutenant colonel and commander of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry. On March 28, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Curtis for the award of the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war, and the United States. Senate confirmed the award on March 30, 1867.
After the war, Curtis was a civil engineer, architect and fire commissioner of Boston between 1876 and 1878.
Greely South. Curtis died February 12, 1897 at Boston, Massachusetts. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.