COL Montgomery, James

James Montgomery Jr.

Born: December 22, 1814
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Birthplace: Austinburg, Ohio

Father: James Montgomery Sr. 1765 – 1834

Mother: Mary Baldwin 1772 – 1825

1st Wife:
Elizabeth Evans – 1845

2nd Wife:
Clarinda Evans 1826 – 1902

Children:

Mary J. Montgomery Wilson 1848 – 1920​
(Buried: Whittle and Hubbard Cemetery, Castle Rock, Washington)​
Lewis Montgomery 1860 – 1947​
(Buried: Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Oregon)​
Nellie Montgomery Firebaugh 1865 – 1957​
(Buried: Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, California)​

Occupation before War:
School Teacher in Kentucky​
School Teacher in Pike County, Missouri​
School Teacher in Jackson County, Missouri​
School Teacher in Bates County, Missouri​
Leader of Free – State Men in Kansas​
1857: Organized a Self - Protective Company​
Supporter of John Brown and Considered a rescue mission in Virginia​

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 3rd Kansas Infantry Regiment​
Second in Commander of Lane’s Kansas Brigade​
Helped lead Jay – Hawkish raids into Missouri​
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 2nd South Carolina African Infantry Regiment​
1863 – 1864: Practiced his brand of warfare in the Deep South​
1863: Commander of Raid on Combahee Ferry in South Carolina​
Leader of the Raid on Darien, Georgia looted and burned the town​
1864: Brigade Commander at the Battle of Olustee, Florida​
1864: Resigned his commission as Colonel in September​
1864 – 1865: Colonel of 6th Kansas State Militia Regiment​
1864: Led his militia during General Price’s Raid​

Occupation after War:
1865 – 1871: Farmer in Linn County, Kansas​

Died: December 6, 1871

Place of Death: Linn County, Kansas

Age at time of Death: 56 years old

Burial Place: Woodland Cemetery, Mound City, Kansas
 
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