Civil War
Newton Martin Curtis
Brigadier General · U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
15 January 1865 · Fort Fisher, North Carolina
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- Fort Fisher, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
The first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses and was 4 times wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
