James Montgomery Jr.
Born: December 22, 1814
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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