Samuel Ryan Curtis was an American military officer and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War, especially for his victories at the Battles of Pea Ridge in 1862 and Westport in 1864.
Samuel R. Curtis in 1864
Equestrian statue on the Keokuk riverfront
Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
The trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War was the scene of the major military operations west of the Mississippi River. The area is often thought of as excluding the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific coast theater of the American Civil War (1861–1865).
Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, USA
Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt, USA
Maj. Gen. Edward Canby, USA
Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, USA