Morton Luther Montgomery (1846–1933) was a native of Pennsylvania and a Harvard-trained lawyer who became a military and public historian and author of more than a dozen books, lecture-related content, and other materials documenting the history of Pennsylvania from its earliest days through the early part of the 20th century.
An 1886 illustration of Montgomery
Montgomery as depicted in his 1896 book, Historical Sketch of Reading Artillerists
The Reading Artillerists was a militia compnay formed in Reading, Pennsylvania during the late 18th century. Mustering in for the first time during the presidential era of George Washington, members of this artillery unit went on to serve tours of duty in the War of 1812, Mexican–American War and, as members of the Union Army during the American Civil War, before later disbanding.
Reading Artillerists
During the 1890s and early 1900s, Keystone Hall on Penn Street in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania served as the headquarters and armory of the Pennsylvania militia unit known as the Reading Artillerists (1897, public domain).
Head and shoulders view of Capt. Samuel Willits, commanding officer during the 1890s of the Reading Artillerists, a Pennsylvania militia unit based in Reading, Berks County (1896, public domain).
