Keywords: Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh - Brady-Handy.jpg Thornburgh Hon Jacob Montgomery of Tenn Lt Col 4th Tenn Cavalry U S A Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 04129 CALL NUMBER LC-BH832- 181 <P P>P P between 1865 1880 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh 1837 - 1890 was an American politician representative for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee He was born on July 2 1837 in New Market in Jefferson County He completed preparatory studies studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861 after which he commenced practice in Jefferson County On July 11 1863 during the Civil War he entered the Union Army as a private and was promoted to a lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry He returned to Jefferson County and continued the practice of law He moved to Knoxville in 1867 This summary was created using Commons SumItUp PD-Brady-Handy LOC-image cwpbh 04129 DEFAULTSORT Thornburgh Jacob Montgomery Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee Black and white photographic portraits of men Republicans from Tennessee 1837 births 1890 deaths |