Maj. Edgar B. Montague

[VeronicaLake12]

Anyone have any information on the life of Maj. Edgar B. Montague? I'm reading Battle of Big Bethel: Crucial Clash in Early Civil War Virginia. Came across him mentioned several times in the book but cannot find anymore info on him. Thanks for any and all info.

 

[Library Lady]

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Antietam: Col Edgar Burwell Montague

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Col Edgar Burwell Montague (1832-1885) - Find a...

- Born in Essex - Pre-enlistment occupation: Lawyer - Educated VMI 1855 and William & Mary 1855-56. Enlistment: - Enlisted on May 21 1862 as Major Mustering information: - Commissioned into Field and Staff, 53rd Infantry (Virginia) on May 15 1861 - Discharged due to promotion from 53rd...

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[VeronicaLake12]

Thank you so much Library Lady. This is him.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Virginia and Virginians

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Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin's Farm

Early in the morning of September 29, 1864, two Union corps under the command of General Benjamin Butler crossed the James with the goal of overwhelming Robert E. Lee's army and capturing Richmond. The Confederate defenders were vastly outnumbered; many were inexperienced and initially without...

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The College of William and Mary in the Civil War

America's second oldest higher education institution experienced the full violence of the Civil War, with a wartime destiny of destruction compounded by its strategic location in Virginia's Tidewater region between Union and Confederate lines. This book describes the fate of the College and also...

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To Antietam Creek

A richly detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to Antietam Creek and changed the course of the Civil War.In early September 1862 thousands of Union soldiers huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from their recent defeat at Second Manassas...

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Civil War Petersburg

Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. Nonetheless, the city has, until now, lacked an adequate military history, let alone a history of the civilian home front. The noted Civil War historian A. Wilson Greene now provides an expertly researched, eloquently written...

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Richmond Redeemed

Richmond Redeemed pioneered study of Civil War Petersburg. The original (and long out of print) award-winning 1981 edition conveyed an epic narrative of crucial military operations in early autumn 1864 that had gone unrecognized for more than 100 years. Readers will rejoice that Richard J...

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The Maryland Campaign of September 1862

Completed in the early 1900s, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 is still the essential source for anyone seeking understanding of the bloodiest day in all of American history. As the U.S. War Department’s official expert on the Battle of Antietam, Ezra Carman corresponded with and...

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[VeronicaLake12]

Thank you so much USS ALASKA!

 

[VeronicaLake12]

So I learned from reading all the articles on Edgar Montague he was popular and hard - hitting. Absolutely love the picture of him. Thanks again for all the information.