Promoted to Full Corporal.
Enlisted as a Private on 20 April 1861 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 4 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 7 Oct 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jul 1864
Under his military service, in 1868 he was one of Col Forsyth's Scouts in the Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado Territory.
In 1879, Currie allegedly shot actors Ben Porter (in the stomach) and Maurice Barrymore (in the arm) in Texas. Porter died within the hour. After a murder trial in 1880, Currie was quickly acquitted. It is speculated that his brother, the Shreveport (Louisiana) mayor, heavily influenced the trial's outcome.
Enlisted as a Private on 20 April 1861 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 4 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 7 Oct 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jul 1864
Under his military service, in 1868 he was one of Col Forsyth's Scouts in the Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado Territory.
In 1879, Currie allegedly shot actors Ben Porter (in the stomach) and Maurice Barrymore (in the arm) in Texas. Porter died within the hour. After a murder trial in 1880, Currie was quickly acquitted. It is speculated that his brother, the Shreveport (Louisiana) mayor, heavily influenced the trial's outcome.
Promoted to Full Corporal.
Enlisted as a Private on 20 April 1861 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 4 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 7 Oct 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jul 1864
Under his military service, in 1868 he was one of Col Forsyth's Scouts in the Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado Territory.
In 1879, Currie allegedly shot actors Ben Porter (in the stomach) and Maurice Barrymore (in the arm) in Texas. Porter died within the hour. After a murder trial in 1880, Currie was quickly acquitted. It is speculated that his brother, the Shreveport (Louisiana) mayor, heavily influenced the trial's outcome.
Enlisted as a Private on 20 April 1861 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 4 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 30 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 7 Oct 1861.
Mustered Out Company A, 12th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 Jul 1864
Under his military service, in 1868 he was one of Col Forsyth's Scouts in the Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado Territory.
In 1879, Currie allegedly shot actors Ben Porter (in the stomach) and Maurice Barrymore (in the arm) in Texas. Porter died within the hour. After a murder trial in 1880, Currie was quickly acquitted. It is speculated that his brother, the Shreveport (Louisiana) mayor, heavily influenced the trial's outcome.
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SGT - JAMES CURRIE - CO. A, - 12TH OHIO INF.
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