Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Newton Martin Curtis
Brevet Major General, U.S. Volunteers
| | 1835 1910 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 17, 2024
1. Newton Martin Curtis Marker
Assigned June 10, 1864 to command of 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 18th Corps, and of 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 10th Corps June 22, 1864, and of 1st Brigade 2d Division, 24th Corps December 2, 1864
Chief of Staff, Department of Virginia, Apr. 15 to July 5, 1865. In command of District of Southwestern Virginia from July 17, 1865, until on or about January 12, 1866
Brevet Brigadier General Oct. 28, 1864 and Brig. General U.S.V. Jan. 12, 1865. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Mar. 13, 1885. Honorably mustered out Jan. 15, 1866
Awarded a Medal of Honor "for distinguished personal bravery in the assault and capture of Fort Fisher, N.C., Jan. 15, 1865": "the first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses, and was four times wounded"
Member of [NY] Assembly from 1884 to 1890, inclusive. Member of the 52d, 53d & 54th Congress.
Erected 1913 by the State of New York.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil
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Location. 44° 41.949′ N, 75° 29.801′ W. Memorial is in Ogdensburg, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It can be reached from Riverside Avenue. Monument is adjacent to the Dobisky Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Riverside Avenue, Ogdensburg NY 13669, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Ogdensburg Declaration (a few steps from this marker); Ogdensburg's English Period: 1760-1796 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Lone Youth's Defense Against The British (within shouting distance of this marker); "Long Tom" (within shouting distance of this marker); Sheriff Joseph Yorks Stand (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Attack On The Village (about 500 feet away); Ogdensburgh And The War (about 500 feet away); Benjamin Forsyth: The Daring Commando (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogdensburg.
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Also see . . . Newton M. Curtis: A Brigadier General Leads the Charge (CMHS, 2024). (Submitted on June 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 17, 2024
2. Newton Martin Curtis Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 17, 2024
3. The Charge into Fort Fisher NC Bas-relief
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 17, 2024
4. Newton Martin Curtis Statue
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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