The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

CURTIS, NEWTON MARTIN

Rank and Organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and Date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865. Entered Service At: De Peyster, N.Y. Born: 21 May 1835, De Peyster, N.Y. Date of Issue: 28 November 1891.

Citation:

The first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses and was 4 times wounded.

 

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