b. 1838 Ireland. d. 22/01/1898 Toxteth, Liverpool, England.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 23/12/1864 Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Navy as a Captain of the Afterguard. He entered the service at Norwich, Connecticut. His citation reads “Montgomery on board the USS Agawam as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher, 23 December 1864. The powder boat, was towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of the beach. After fuses and fires had been lit and a second anchor with a short scope let go to assure the boat’s tailing inshore, the crew boarded the Wilderness and proceeded a distance of a few miles from shore. Less than two hours later the explosion took place, and the following day fires were observed still burning at the forts.” He died in Liverpool, England.
MOH CITATION:
Montgomery on board the U.S.S. Agawam as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher, 23 December 1864. The powder boat, towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of the beach. After fuses and fires had been lit and a second anchor with short scope let go to assure the boat’s tailing inshore, the crew boarded the Wilderness and proceeded a distance of 12 miles from shore. Less than two hours later the explosion took place, and the following day fires were observed still burning at the forts.
BURIAL LOCATION: FORD CEMETERY, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.
SECTION BZ, PUBLIC PLOT 2414.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
