Abraham Lincoln ridiculed him! RARE -Civil War M.O.H. Gen. Newton M. Curtis CDV

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PLEASE NOTE: We are continuing to offer great material from two old-time collections consigned to us: autographs, photography, ephemera, politicals, broadsides... fun, eclectic material! Please take a look at our other auctions and remember ALL our sales are presented with NO RESERVES! Thanks for looking and Happy Holidays! TALLER THAN LINCOLN!!! His enormous size for the time period prompted even Abraham Lincoln to quip, "Mr. Curtis, how do you know when your feet are cold?"(Newton Martin Curtis) (1835 - 1910) , was a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. On May 15, 1861, Curtis volunteered in the Union Army as a captain in Company G of the 16th New York Infantry. He fought in the Peninsula Campaign and was wounded in a minor engagement at West Point, Virginia. On October 23, 1862, he transferred to the 142nd New York Infantry, serving as a lieutenant colonel until his promotion to colonel on January 21 of the next year. As commander of the 142nd, he fought in the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of May 1864. He took command of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, X Corps, during the Siege of Petersburg. Curtis received a brevet promotion to brigadier general on October 28, 1864, for his actions at the Battle of New Market Heights. His brigade became part of the expedition against Fort Fisher in December 1864. Curtis' brigade was among the few troops to go ashore yet the first attack against Fort Fisher was defeated. He took part in the second attack in January 1865, in which his brigade played a key role in the Union victory. During the fighting a suggestion of entrenching reached Curtis. He angrily grabbed a handful of shovels and threw them over the traverse shouting "Dig Johnnies! I'm coming for you!" Curtis made good on his promise and continued the attack. He was wounded at the head of his brigade and received a full promotion to brigadier general of volunteers and was also received the Medal of Honor. He remained in the army for less than a year after the fighting had ended, receiving a brevet to major general of volunteers on March 13, 1865. After the war, Curtis was a collector of customs in the district of Oswegatchie, New York, in 1866 and then a Special Agent for the United States Treasury Department from 1867 until 1880. He was in the Department of Justice from 1880 until 1882. The Republican served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1884 to 1890. Curtis was elected as a Republican Representative from New York's 22nd district to the 52nd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Leslie W. Russell. He was re-elected to the 53rd and 54th Congresses and served from November 3, 1891, to March 3, 1897. During the 54th Congress (1895–1897), he served as chairman of the Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He wrote a book titled From Bull Run to Chancellorsville , published in 1906. In 1910, he was the assistant inspector general of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. He died in New York City and is buried at Ogdensburg Cemetery in Ogdensburg, New York, where a statue stands in his honor. The General Newton Martin Curtis Camp #142 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was named for Curtis. Curtis stood an impressive 6' 7" tall and weighed 225 pounds. His enormous size for the time period prompted even Abraham Lincoln to quip, "Mr. Curtis, how do you know when your feet are cold?" General Curtis carte credited by "Black & Case, Boston" . Though in civilian clothes a definite war-date image; not the unusual hand-stamp on verso, dated 3 January 1865, stating the carte was a "Proof to be returned". Trimmed corners, as shown. Needless to say, this is a genuine original, period piece, not a copy or reproduction. Please see below for more specific details. Please visit our OTHER AUCTIONS and check back each week for more material WE SHIP WORLDWIDE, PLEASE FEEL FREE ... read more

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