Category: Samuel Curtis

While doing some reading just today, I stumbled across a citation to the ORs dealing with the aftermath of the Battle of Westport, in reference to some quarrel between Maj. Gen’ls Samuel R. Curtis and William S. Rosecrans. I have quite a bit of interest in Curtis and more than a passing one in Rosecrans, … Continue reading Controversy in the West: “It is a fearful thing to accuse a man… Of being a traitor to his flag.”