Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-14
SERVICE AT HOME.
Funeral Of the Late Col. Henry
Curtis Saturday Morn
ing.
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING
Remains Arrive Tomorrow Afternoon
or Evenins-interment at Chip
piannock Private.

The remains of the late Col. Henry
Curtis are expected TO reach Rock
Island from Marblehead, Mass, tomor-
row afternoon or evening, accom-
panied by members of the family, and
the funeral ceremonies will be con-
ducted at the late home. 1927 Second
avenue, at 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. The interment in Chippiannock
will be private and it is the request of
the family that no flowers be sent.
The Rock Island County Bar associ-
alton, which has lost few of it's prac-
titioners who settled here Immediately
after the war. will hold a meeting to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock in the
court room and will take some appro-
pirate action in consideration Of the
death of Col. Curtis.
Col. Curtis had a severe attack of
heart trouble six years ago, from which
he never fully recovered though he
had apparently been better the past
two years. He was taken sick again
Saturday, September 3, and died, as
stated yesterday. at midnight Tues !,
day, surrounded by his sons and |
daughter.
Educated I'm East.
Col Curtis. who was II years old, !
was born in Boston, August 13, 1884. |
AS boy he attended the Boston pub
lie schools. and from them went TO the !
Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute at /
Troy n. Y, from whence he gradu- |
ated as a civil engineer, coming to =
Rock Island in 1856, in the practice of :,
his profession. In 1857 he married !
Miss Lucy II. Osborn, daughter of
Marcus II. Osborn. one of Rock
Islands earliest residents and lawyers. /
Mrs. Curtis died three years ago. Col. (
Curtis war record abounds with in
terest, when presented more in detail
than was possible yesterday. On
August IA. 1861. he was commissioned
first lieutenant in Company A. Thirty /
seventh Illinois volunteers. which COM
pany he had been largely instrumental
in organizing. August % the com
pany was mustered into the United
States service. December 81. 1861. he
was commissioned captain. February
IL, in skirmish near Springfield. Mo. i,
First Across Line.
February II. Company A was first
company of infantry to pass the Ar
kansas line and had a skirmiSh near
Sugar Creek on the 18th. March g. Z
and he was in the battle of Pea
Ridge, where he was twice wounded
and also hit with a spent bullet. May
% Capt. Curtis rejoined his company
and resumed command. July is, 1862,
he was commissioned assistant adju
tant general of volunteers September
Is, IA and 10 he was under fire in the
battle of Harper's Ferry. was cap
tured and paroled. January II. 1863. 4
he was exchanged. May 10, he was
under fire at Trout's HILL Va. and
May II. was on the raid into Virginia.
October 81 he joined WolfOrd's cav
airy cutting its way into Loudon. and
in the skirmish at Philadelphia on the
22nd and 23rd. November Is. he took
a cavalry detachment to Longstreet's
crossing at Huf's Ferry, which
on the 14th was surrounded
and driven out by Longstreet's
advance. November Is and 10. he was
in the fight at Campbell's Station.
Tenn. November and December he
was under fire in Fort Saunders and in
the siege of Knoxville March 81 he
was appointed acting adjutant general
to Gen. Schofeld. January s. 1865. he
brought prisoners to Rock Island.
March Is, 1868 he was brevetted major
for gallant and meritorious services
in the field. and especially at the bat
tie of Pea Ridge. Ark. March 6, { and
S. 1862" March 1S. 1865, he was brew
cited lieutenant colonel for gallant
and meritorious services at Campbell's
Station East Tennessee. November 16,
and during the sieges of Knoxville in
November and December. 1868"
Col. Curtis was a member of the
Loyal Legion of the United States.
As Member of the Bar.
Al the close of the war, Col. Curtis
returned to Rock Island and took up
the practice of law. associating himself
with his brother-inlaw. Charles NJ. Os-
born. under the firm name of Osborn
4 Curtis, which was not dissolved I'M
til 1881, when Mr.. Osborn removed 10
Chicago. Col. Curtis continued the
practice of law until he went east this
summer. In 1900 the firm of Curtis &
Curtis was organized TO conduct the
abstract of title part of the business,
his son, Hugh +. Curtis. associating
himself with his father. Col Curtis,
in addition to being for years master
in chancery of Rock Island county, was
also for long period attorney here for
the Rock Island road.
Col. Curtis is survived by three sons
and one daughter: Henry r. Curtis, OF
ST. Paul. Mimi: Osborn NJ. Curtis. OF
New York city: Hugh f. Curtis. Of
Rock Island: and Mrs. Horace Walker
Jones. wife of Lieutenant Commander
II. w Jones. u. s N. now stationed |
ut Washington. ID. c.
Best for Children.