- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Richard Montgomery
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-45421
- Date of Original:
- 1777
- Subject:
- Generals--United States
Swords
Military uniforms
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776
Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- engravings (prints)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Richard Montgomery, pictured in an engraving made around 1777, was a brigadier general in the Continental Army who was killed in Quebec in 1775. Montgomery County, in east central Georgia, is named in his honor.
Image of an engraving of Richard Montgomery, who was a brigadier general in the Continental Army. He is depicted in his military uniform, leaning against a hillside and holding his sword in his right hand. He who was killed in Quebec in 1775. Montgomery County, in east central Georgia, is named in his honor. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/montgomery-county/m-10174/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/oglethorpe-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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