The title of Colonel must have been awarded as a member of the GAR.
William Leontes Curry
Residence New California OH; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 9/1/1861 as a 1st Sergeant.
On 9/1/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. OH 1st Cavalry
He was Mustered Out on 12/30/1864
(Out on service term expiration and by own account from
injuries)
He was listed as:
* POW 7/25/1862 Courtland, AL
* Thrown from horse 12/21/1864 Louisville, KY
Promotions:
* 2nd Lieut 6/16/1862
* 1st Lieut 12/31/1862
* Capt 12/15/1864 (Not Mustered)
Other Information:
born 6/25/1839 in Union Co., OH
died 4/27/1927
(Wife: Mattie)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
- Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the US: Biographical Sketches
- Union Blue: History of MOLLUS
- Research by R. Ross Houston
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See also:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-3244cur?view=text
http://otterbein.libguides.com/content.php?pid=614299&sid=5080483
Four Years in the Saddle: History of the First , by William L. Curry, (Columbus, Ohio: Champlin Printing Co., 1898)