Frank A. Montgomery

Frank A. Montgomery
Frank A. Montgomery
	Montgomery in 1861
Member of the; Mississippi House of Representatives; from Coahoma County
	In office; 1896–1897
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Member of the; Mississippi House of Representatives; from Bolivar County
	In office; 1880–1885
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Personal details
Born	Frank Alexander Montgomery; January 7, 1830; Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 16, 1903 (aged 73); Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting place	Beulah Cemetery,; Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.; 33°47′50.4″N 90°58′48.4″W
Political party	Democratic
Other political; affiliations	Whig
Spouse(s)	Charlotte Clark Montgomery (m. 1848; died 1898)
Children	9
Father	James Jefferson Montgomery
Relatives	Charles Clark (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	Allegheny College
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War; Battle of Belmont; Battle of Corinth; Battle of Dallas; Battle of Ezra Church; Battle of Jonesboro; Battle of Selma (POW);

Frank Alexander Montgomery (January 7, 1830 – December 16, 1903) was an American politician best known for his memoir of life as a Confederate cavalry officer in the Western Theater of the American Civil War (1861–1865) called Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901).

Biography

Frank Alexander Montgomery was born on January 7, 1830, in Adams County, Mississippi, to James Jefferson Montgomery. He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War. He served eight years as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and one term as Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi.[1] He died on December 16, 1903, and is buried at Beulah Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi.[2]

gollark: Utterly evil.

gollark: It's because printers are all evil.

gollark: Automated (via mineflayer) fish farming, I think.

gollark: Oh, is umwn on again?

gollark: Could you not just use the same background for the whole thing, I mean.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.