James Montgomery

Abolitionist Warrior

Robert C. Conner

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Casemate Publishers
13 April 2022

American Civil War

"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.

AUTHOR: Robert C. Conner is the author of General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind ""Juneteenth"", published by Casemate in 2013. He also wrote the 2018 historical novel, The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant, published by Square Circle Press. A former journalist and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University, Conner won two first-place writing awards from the New York Associated Press Association for newspapers with circulation between 50,000 and 200,000.

20 illustrations and photographs"

By: Robert C. Conner
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781636241425
ISBN 10: 1636241425
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 April 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

"Robert C. Conner is the author of General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind ""Juneteenth"", published by Casemate in 2013. He also wrote the 2018 historical novel, The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant, published by Square Circle Press. A former journalist and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York University, Conner won two first-place writing awards from the New York Associated Press Association for newspapers with circulation between 50,000 and 200,000."

Reviews for James Montgomery: Abolitionist Warrior

...Conner offers only the second full-length biography of Montgomery, the least known or written about of those inconvenient heroes. Conner's stated mission in this more broadly focused work is to help the reader understand rather than forgive. In this he succeeds. * The Civil War Book Review 07/12/2022 * ...an excellent read for military and civilian readers alike. This book would serve as an excellent reading for classes on just war theory, racial justice, and the historical context that led to and existed throughout the Civil War. * Military Review 02/11/2022 *