Frank A. Montgomery

Lieutenant-Colonel
Frank Alexander Montgomery

Frank Montgomery in 1861
Born (1830-01-07)January 7, 1830
Adams County, Mississippi
Died December 16, 1903(1903-12-16) (aged 73)
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Buried at Beulah Cemetery,
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Allegiance  Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service 1861-1865
Rank Lieutenant-Colonel (CSA)
Unit 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Commands held Bolivar Troop
Battles/wars American Civil War
Spouse(s) Charlotte Clark
Other work politician

Frank Alexander Montgomery (January 7, 1830 December 16, 1903) was an American politician. He is best known for his memoir of life as a Confederate cavalry officer, called Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901).[1]

Biography

Frank Montgomery was born on January 7, 1830, in Adams County, Mississippi. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Mississippi Cavalry Regiment during The Civil War. He served in the Mississippi Legislature from 1880 to 1896 and one term as a judge on the Fourth Circuit District Court of Mississippi. He died on December 16, 1903, and is buried at Beulah Cemetery in Bolivar County, Mississippi.[2]

See also

References

  1. Montgomery, Lieut.-Col. Frank A. (1901). Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1st ed.). Cincinnati, Ohio: The Robert Clark Company Press. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. Montgomery, D. B. (1903). A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants. Owensville, Ind.: J. P. Cox. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

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