Leonard Montgomery

1844 - 1861  (17 years)

• Name	Leonard Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	18 Feb 1844	Wabash County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L2KP-6CG
  Residence	1850	Wabash County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Residence	1860	White River, Gibson, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Burial	1861	Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Military Service	1 Sep 1861	Illinois, USA   [3, 5]
  Death	25 Nov 1861	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I41117	Clan Montgomery Society
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	John Montgomery,   b. 9 Jan 1809, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Dec 1858, Wabash County, Illinois, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Gaddy,   b. 15 Dec 1815, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Apr 1858, Wabash County, Illinois, USA (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Apr 1830	Wabash County, Illinois, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F13444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Never Married  [1]
  Family ID	F62055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Feb 1844 - Wabash County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1850 - Wabash County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - White River, Gibson, Indiana, USA Military Service - 1 Sep 1861 - Illinois, USA Death - 25 Nov 1861 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  G 148 Illinois Infantry Surname Given Name Company Unit Rank- Induction Rank - Allegiance Montgomery Leonard G 48 Illinois Infantry.Private Private Union Full Context of American Civil War Soldiers Viewing records 963783-963783 of 2642757 Matches Leonard Montgomery Residence: Wabash County, Illinois Occupation: Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 September 1861 Enlisted in Company G, 48th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 25 October 1861. Died Company G, 48th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 25 November 1861 inCamp Butler, Springfield, IL Submitted by Nancy (Brooks) Runta via GEDCOM 5/26/03.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6153] Runta, Nancy, Family Chart Nancy Runta, (Date: 21 Feb 1984;), Family chart prepared by Nancy Runta. [S2891] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Wabash, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 419A; Image: . Record for Leonard Montgomery [S3544] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2009;;), Database online. Record for James H McConnell [S3096] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). [S3121] Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 1 Sep 1861. [S3470] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: White River, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 860; Image: 350; Family History Library Film: 803260. [S1789] Brooks.FTW. Date of Import: May 25, 2003 Details: Marriage note.