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).
Frank A. Montgomery | |
|---|---|
 Montgomery in uniform, 1861 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Coahoma County | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Bolivar County | |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Alexander Montgomery January 7, 1830 |
| Died | December 16, 1903 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Beulah Cemetery, Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S. 33°47′50.4″N 90°58′48.4″W / 33.797333°N 90.980111°W |
| Party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Spouse |
Charlotte Clark Montgomery
(m. 1848; died 1898) |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Charles Clark (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch | Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles | American Civil War |
Biography
editFrank 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]
Selected works
edit- Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Montgomery, Frank A. (1901). Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company Press. LCCN 01023742. OCLC 1470413. OL 6909271M – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Montgomery, D. B. (1903). A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants. Owensville, Ind.: J. P. Cox. pp. 394–395. LCCN 40018335. OL 23421545M – via Internet Archive.
External links
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Media related to Frank A. Montgomery at Wikimedia Commons- Frank A. Montgomery at Find a Grave
- Works by or about Frank A. Montgomery at the Internet Archive
