Lemuel Purnell Montgomery ( 1786 – March 27, 1814) was an American military officer who fought in the

Creek War The Creek War (also the Red Stick War or the Creek Civil War) was a regional conflict between opposing Native American factions, European powers, and the United States during the early 19th century. The Creek War began as a conflict within th ...

. Montgomery was an attorney in

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, when the

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broke out, and was commissioned as a major of the 39th Infantry. He was killed in the

Battle of Horseshoe Bend The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as ''Tohopeka'', ''Cholocco Litabixbee'', or ''The Horseshoe''), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian ...

, at the conclusion of the

, on March 27, 1814. In all likelihood, Lemuel Montgomery was the namesake of Fort Montgomery, which was established the same year that he died, two miles from

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. In 1816,

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, was named in his honor.Montgomery County, Alabama History
About twenty years later, the

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and

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of Montgomery in Texas were established and named after Montgomery County, Alabama.

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1814 deaths Military personnel from Nashville, Tennessee United States Army officers People of the Creek War American military personnel killed in the War of 1812 Montgomery County, Alabama Year of birth uncertain {{Alabama-stub