[1][2] Montgomery was promoted to the full, substantive rank of major in 1852 after which he served on recruiting and garrison duty.
[3] Historian Stewart Sifakis supports Warner's view and states that the appropriated government land "was for a townsite that was apparently planned as a free-soil community.
"[4] At the beginning of the American Civil War, Montgomery organized and was briefly colonel of the 1st Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
[4][5] The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Regiment was "held in reserve" at the First Battle of Bull Run[6] on July 21, 1861, according to Wilson and Fiske.
[4] Cullum also supports this view by stating that Montgomery first served in the defenses of Washington, D.C. at the start of the war.
[2][8] Montgomery submitted his resignation from the Union Army, which according to Warner was presumably due to ill health, on April 4, 1864.
[3][7][12][1][2] After the Second Seminole War, he served in the garrison at Fort Brooke, Florida, in 1843-45 and in the military occupation of Texas in 1845-46.
Montgomery was appointed brevet major for gallant and meritorious conduct at the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
The club was founded as a military society of officers who were serving with the United States Army at Mexico City after its capture during the Mexican–American War.
In 1871, eligibility for membership was extended to all U.S. Army and U.S. Navy (including U.S. Marine Corps) officers who served in Mexico or in Mexican waters during the war or their male descendants.
[1][2] While on duty at Fort Riley, Montgomery's anti-slavery Free State views aggravated the pro-slavery faction in the area in 1855.
At the outset of the American Civil War, Montgomery organized and briefly was colonel of the 1st Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry.
[1][2] He submitted his resignation from the Union Army, presumably due to ill health according to Warner, which was accepted on April 4.
[1][2][3][9][11] After his service in the Union Army, Montgomery moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and briefly worked as a merchant in dealing wood moldings.