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This photograph shows Orren Armas Curtis (1829-1898), Civil War veteran and father of Charles Curtis. He served as captain of Company F,15th Regiment Cavalry, Kansas Volunteers. In April of 1865 Curtis was court martial and sent to the military prison in Joplin, Missouri. He was paroled in May of 1865. Curtis resumed his military career by joining Company H, 19th Regiment Kansas Cavalry. In October of 1868, he was appointed to the ranks of quartermaster sergeant before mustering out of service on April 18, 1869.
Creator: Wolfe, Harold B., 1898-1966
Date: Between 1861 and 1868
Item Number: 312786
Call Number: B Curtis, Orren *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 312786
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Date - 1861-1869 - 1865
Date - 1861-1869 - 1866
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Military - Service - Army - Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Photographs
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