Source states he was sent to Prison in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; then to Andersonville, Ga. A letter from his son, Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh, states he died in Macon, Georgia "at the hands of the enemy.
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Place of Death also given as "Madison Georgia"{?}
His grandfather Benjamin Thornburgh came to Tenn from Virginia and was a Justice of the Peace in Tenn
His father Ai Montgomery died at New Market Tennessee aged 90 years
Montgomery Thornburgh was State Senator in Tenn
Arrested for being Pro-unionist
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Place of Death also given as "Madison Georgia"{?}
His grandfather Benjamin Thornburgh came to Tenn from Virginia and was a Justice of the Peace in Tenn
His father Ai Montgomery died at New Market Tennessee aged 90 years
Montgomery Thornburgh was State Senator in Tenn
Arrested for being Pro-unionist
Source states he was sent to Prison in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; then to Andersonville, Ga. A letter from his son, Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh, states he died in Macon, Georgia "at the hands of the enemy.
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Place of Death also given as "Madison Georgia"{?}
His grandfather Benjamin Thornburgh came to Tenn from Virginia and was a Justice of the Peace in Tenn
His father Ai Montgomery died at New Market Tennessee aged 90 years
Montgomery Thornburgh was State Senator in Tenn
Arrested for being Pro-unionist
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Place of Death also given as "Madison Georgia"{?}
His grandfather Benjamin Thornburgh came to Tenn from Virginia and was a Justice of the Peace in Tenn
His father Ai Montgomery died at New Market Tennessee aged 90 years
Montgomery Thornburgh was State Senator in Tenn
Arrested for being Pro-unionist
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45 years and 6 days
Gravesite Details
Additonal Birth information provided April 2011 by Eddie Morgan; Additional Death Date Information Provided by Edward Morgan 11/3/2010, Find-A-Grave Member and Thornburg cousin; Family Links Provided by Jennifer! 05-13-2011.
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