Milton Montgomery (May 3, 1825May 23, 1897) was a

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in the

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during the

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who was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet

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in 1866.

Biography

Montgomery was born on May 3, 1825, in

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. He later moved to

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. Montgomery died on May 23, 1897, in

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, and is buried in

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Career

Montgomery began his Civil War service in command of the

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on September 14, 1862.Eicher, John H., and

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, ''Civil War High Commands.'' Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . pp. 393–394. He suffered the loss of his right arm at

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, during the

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, where he was captured on July 22, 1864. He subsequently was exchanged. Despite the loss of his arm, Montgomery later took part in the

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. He commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XVII Corps of the

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from January 29, 1865, to March 28, 1865, and from May 20, 1865, to June 7, 1865. Montgomery was mustered out of the volunteers on June 7, 1865. On January 13, 1866,

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nominated Montgomery for appointment to the grade of brevet

of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865, and the

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confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.Eicher, 2001, p. 753.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Milton People from Richland County, Ohio People from Sparta, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War Union Army colonels American amputees 1825 births 1897 deaths