William Reading Montgomery, General

1801 - 1871  (69 years)

• Name	William Reading Montgomery
  Suffix	General
  Birth	10 Jul 1801
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1871
  Person ID	I10488	Clan Montgomery | William Brigend - Monmouth New Jersey
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2001

  
  

  Father	James Montgomery,   b. 22 Nov 1755   d. Jun 1832, Farm, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Reading
  Family ID	F3458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Bullock Wood
  Children	1. William Wood Montgomery   2. Henry Montgomery   3. William Wood II Montgomery
  Family ID	F3459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015

  
  

• Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 079-094 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery William of Brigend

  
  

• Notes

  !Graduated from West Point in 1825; commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant 1 July 1825; Captain of the 8th Infantry 7 July 1838; took part in the Mexican war; brevetted Major 9 May 1846; "for gallant conduct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de Palma"; in the latter he was wounded and brevetted Lt. Col. on 8 September 1847; "for gallent and meritorious conduct in the battle of molino del Rey,"; in which he was wounded. He was commissioned Major on December 7, 1852, and remained in the army until 1855. At the outbreak of the rebellion he volunteered and was commissioned Colonel of the First Regiment of the New Jersey Infantry, May 21, 1861. He led that Regiment at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861. He was commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers on August 17, 1861, and shortly after was appointed Military Governor of Alexandria.