Franklin Parish, Louisiana Archives Military Records Montgomery, Robert April 27, 1861 Civilwar - Enlistment 8th Regiment Co. E ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steven Chobot sjchobot@gmail.com Military Robert Montgomery 8th Louisiana Infantry Confederate Company E Soldiers rank in 2 Lieutenant Soldiers rank out 1 Lieutenant Civil War 1861-1865 Regiment state Louisiana Additional Comments: Born in 1838 to John Montgomery and Jane Dunn Farrar in Hickman, Tennessee. Robert moved to Louisiana and was working as a farmer when he enlisted at twenty three years old in the 8th La. Inf. Co. E June 19th 1861. Robert served as 2nd Lt. later promoted to 1st Lt. on April 6th 1863. Robert was wounded at Port Republic and Sharpsburg. After the war Robert went back to farming and married Alice Whitson in 1872 in Hickman, tenn. He past away in1926 in Tennessee where most of the family lived. Robert had three other brothers that served.