Newton Curtis

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

The first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses and was 4 times wounded.

Rank: Brigadier General
Date of Issue: November 28, 1891
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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