CDV of Gov Andrew G Curtin, Published by A Winch Phila, Card Corners Clipped

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CDV of Gov Andrew G. Curtin, corners clipped on mounting card, published by A. Winch, No 505 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, minor patina spots, a nice image! Andrew Gregg Curtin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Andrew Gregg Curtin 15th Governor of Pennsylvania In officeJanuary 15, 1861 - January 15, 1867 Preceded by William Packer Succeeded by John Geary Member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom Pennsylvania's 20th district In officeMarch 4, 1881 - March 3, 1887 Preceded by Seth Yocum Succeeded by John Patton United States Ambassador to Russia In officeOctober 28, 1869 - July 1, 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant Preceded by Cassius M. Clay Succeeded by James Orr Personal details Born April 22, 1815 orApril 22, 1817Bellefonte, Pennsylvania , U.S. Died October 7, 1894 (aged 77 or 79)Bellefonte, Pennsylvania , U.S. Political party Whig , Republican , Democratic Profession Politician , Lawyer Religion PresbyterianAndrew Gregg Curtin (1815/1817 - October 7, 1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician . He served as the Governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War .Contents [ hide ] 1 Biography 2 Film & TV 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography [ edit ]Curtin was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania . Sources vary as to his birth date. Some list April 22, 1815; [1] [2] others list April 22, 1817. [3] Curtin's gravestone uses the 1815 date. [4] His parents were Roland Curtin, Sr., a wealthy Irish-born iron manufacturer from County Clare , and Jane (Gregg) Curtin, the daughter of U.S. Senator Andrew Gregg . [5] His father, with Miles Boggs, established the Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village in 1810. He attended Bellefonte Academy and Dickinson College and the Dickinson School of Law and was employed as a lawyer. Curtin first entered politics in the 1840 election , where he campaigned for Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison . [6] In 1855, Governor James Pollock appointed him as Superintendent of Public Schools. [6] With the collapse of the Whigs , Curtin switched to the newly formed Republican Party and successfully ran for governor of Pennsylvania in 1860 . Curtin won re-election to the office in 1863 . In the 1860 presidential election , Curtin helped Abraham Lincoln win the Republican nomination. [6]Bust of Andrew Gregg Curtin (1912), by Moses Jacob Ezekiel , Smith Memorial Arch , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Curtin was a strong supporter of President Lincoln 's policies in the Civil War , and Curtin committed Pennsylvania to the war effort. [6] Curtin organized the Pennsylvania Reserves into combat units, and oversaw the construction of the first Union military camp for training militia . It opened in an agricultural school nearby Harrisburg as Camp Curtin on April 18, 1861, and more than 300,000 men were drilled there during 4 years. In the years that followed, Curtin became a close friend and confidant of Abraham Lincoln , visiting the White House several times in order to converse about the status of the war effort.Curtin was very active during the Gettysburg Campaign , working with Major General Darius N. Couch and Major Granville O. Haller to delay Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia and prevent it from crossing the Susquehanna River . Major General George G. Meade , a Pennsylvania officer whom Curtin had recommended for brigadier general and command of one of the Pennsylvania reserve brigades in 1861, defeated Lee in the Battle of Gettysburg .After the Battle of Gettysburg, Governor Curtin was the principal force behind the establishment of the National Cemetery there. Through his agent, David Wills , Curtin procured the attendance of President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the cemetery. Governor Curtin was sitting with Lincoln on the platform on November 19, 1863, whe... read more

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