. History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Va. Light Artillery . , it lay so close tothe cut, that the fire of the enemy went over their heads, and the menthus escaped the heavy loss that must otherwise ha\e occurred, and thatbefell some of the otlier companies. In the second days battle heplanted our flag on the edge of the cut in the road, and there it re-. JAMES B. MONTGOMERY, SECOND LIEUTENANT. COMPANY HISTORY. 99 niained in the liot fire tliat t\)llowed. He did good service in this bat-tle, which led to his appointment
. History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Va. Light Artillery . , it lay so close tothe cut, that the fire of the enemy went over their heads, and the menthus escaped the heavy loss that must otherwise ha\e occurred, and thatbefell some of the otlier companies. In the second days battle heplanted our flag on the edge of the cut in the road, and there it re-. JAMES B. MONTGOMERY, SECOND LIEUTENANT. COMPANY HISTORY. 99 niained in the liot fire tliat t\)llowed. He did good service in this bat-tle, which led to his appointment as second lieutenant of the company,a promotion he richly deserved. When the regiment was mounted, hegave many instances of his gallantry, on scouts and in battle, holding aspecially important place on the Salem raid, being in the command ofhis company, in the advanced and most perilous positions. He wasordered to clear the ford at one i)lace, and with his gallant company heperformed the duty required, to the entire satisfaction of the general,but was left behind, and was not able to rejoin the brigade until Green-brier river was reached. When the heroic scout, M. G. Markins, wasshot at the Gum road, Lieut. Montgomery and his men went to rescuehim from the enemy, and was the first company to reach the the battle of Cloyd Mountain, Lieut. Montgomery was among thenumber that joined General Hunter at Staunton,
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