Frank A. Montgomery

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

(1830-01-07)January 7, 1830
Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 1903(1903-12-16) (aged 73)
Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting placeBeulah Cemetery,
Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
33°47′50.4″N 90°58′48.4″W
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Whig
Spouse
Charlotte Clark Montgomery
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(m. 1848; died 1898)​
Children9
Parent
  • James Jefferson Montgomery (father)
RelativesCharles Clark (brother-in-law)
Alma materAllegheny College
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1861–1865
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Unit1st Mississippi Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

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]

Notable works
  • Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War (1901)[1]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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