Charles Curie

He arrived in the US with his parents in 1844 and lived first in Paterson, NJ. From 1856 - 59 he worked in a relative's store in Cleveland, OH, then in an importing business in New York City. He enlisted in Company C, 9th New York Infantry on 23 April 1861. He was on the North Carolina Expedition and promoted Corporal on 5 March 1862.

He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

He was furloughed to recover and on 13 February 1863 commissioned First Lieutenant in the "2nd Battalion, Hawkins' Zouaves', which transferred into Company C, 178th NY Infantry in June. He was on provost duty in Washington DC to September 1863 and then west to Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He was appointed Brigade (later Division) Ordnance Officer after February 1864. Appointed Captain, Company A, 178th Infantry on 30 September 1864 but was discharged in December for disability from illness.

He returned to New York and was a customs clerk and a broker. He attended Law School, passed the bar in 1882, and was in practice in New York specializing in customs law thereafter. He was active in the NJ National Guard and in veterans groups.

Service data from the NY Adjutant General1 (who lists him as Currie) and Phisterer2, with further details and the photograph from Powell3. Death and burial information from his gravesite on Findagrave.

10/20/1842; Audencourt (near Montbeliard), FRANCE

05/09/1910; New York City, NY; burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, NJ