Born near Raphoe, Donegal County, Ireland, 1736; became a
distinguished American soldier; was appointed a brigadier-general by
the Continental Congress: acting commander-in-chief of the Northern
Department; invaded Canada; captured St. John, took Montreal, and
laid siege to Quebec; was promoted to the rank of major-general;
killed, on Dec. 31, 1775, while attempting to carry Quebec by storm.
Hon. John D. Crimmins, President-General of the American-Irish
Historical Society, has the last letter that Montgomery is known to
have written. It is a demand on the British commander of Quebec to
surrender.
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