James Montgomery: Abolitionist Warrior
James Montgomery: Abolitionist Warrior
Robert C Conner
Subjects: Biographies & Memoirs,Historical,United States,Leaders & Notable People,Military,History,Americas
Description
Description
The first full biography of James Montgomery, who through his actions before and during the Civil War, contributed towards the abolition of slavery.
James Montgomery was a leader of the free-state movement in pre-Civil War Kansas and Missouri, associated with its direct-action military wing. He then joined the Union Army and fought through most of the war.
A close associate and ally of other abolitionists including John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Colonels Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Robert G. Shaw, Montgomery led his African-American regiment along with Tubman and other civilians in the 1863 Combahee River raid, which freed almost 800 slaves from South Carolina plantations. He then commanded a brigade in the siege of Fort Wagner, near Charleston.
In 1864, still in brigade command, he fought at the Battle of Olustee in Florida, helping prevent the collapse and disintegration of Union General Truman Seymour’s army. Later that year he returned home and played a significant role in defeating Confederate General Sterling Price’s great raid, especially at the Battle of Westport.
This is the first published biography of Montgomery, who was and remains a controversial figure. It uncovers and deals honestly with his serious flaws, while debunking some wilder charges, and also bringing to light his considerable attributes and achievements. Montgomery’s life, from birth to death, is seen in the necessary perspective and clear delineation of the complex racial, political and military history of the Civil War era.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Guerrilla Outlaw to American Soldier
Chapter 1: Westward Bound
Chapter 2: Bleeding Kansas and John Brown
Chapter 3: Civil War
Chapter 4: With Tubman in the South
Chapter 5: Olustee and After
Chapter 6: The Westport Campaign
Chapter 7: Back to the Land and the Lord
James Montgomery was a leader of the free-state movement in pre-Civil War Kansas and Missouri, associated with its direct-action military wing. He then joined the Union Army and fought through most of the war.
A close associate and ally of other abolitionists including John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Colonels Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Robert G. Shaw, Montgomery led his African-American regiment along with Tubman and other civilians in the 1863 Combahee River raid, which freed almost 800 slaves from South Carolina plantations. He then commanded a brigade in the siege of Fort Wagner, near Charleston.
In 1864, still in brigade command, he fought at the Battle of Olustee in Florida, helping prevent the collapse and disintegration of Union General Truman Seymour’s army. Later that year he returned home and played a significant role in defeating Confederate General Sterling Price’s great raid, especially at the Battle of Westport.
This is the first published biography of Montgomery, who was and remains a controversial figure. It uncovers and deals honestly with his serious flaws, while debunking some wilder charges, and also bringing to light his considerable attributes and achievements. Montgomery’s life, from birth to death, is seen in the necessary perspective and clear delineation of the complex racial, political and military history of the Civil War era.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Guerrilla Outlaw to American Soldier
Chapter 1: Westward Bound
Chapter 2: Bleeding Kansas and John Brown
Chapter 3: Civil War
Chapter 4: With Tubman in the South
Chapter 5: Olustee and After
Chapter 6: The Westport Campaign
Chapter 7: Back to the Land and the Lord
Details
Details
Publisher/Supplier: Casemate
Date Published: 2022-04-13
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1636241425
Language: en
Pages: 240
Length: 6.25 inches,Width: 0.75 inches,Height: 9.25 inches
20 in stock
