Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Montgomery, James |
Date Born |
12/22/1814 |
Birthplace |
Austinburg, Ohio |
Deceased |
12/06/1871 |
Place of Death |
Kansas |
Places of Residence |
Ohio Kentucky Missouri Kansas |
Titles & Honors |
Colonel, 34th U. S. Colored Troops. |
Notes |
James Montgomery was a Jayhawker during the Bleeding Kansas Affair and a controversial Union colonel during the American Civil War. Montgomery was a staunch abolitionist and used extreme measures against pro-slavery populations. |
