Montgomery Dent Corse

Montgomery Dent Corse
Born(1816-03-14)March 14, 1816
Alexandria, Virginia
DiedFebruary 11, 1895(1895-02-11) (aged 78)
Alexandria, Virginia
Buried
AllegianceConfederate States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865 (CSA)
RankBrigadier General (CSA)
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Montgomery Dent Corse (March 14, 1816 – February 11, 1895) was an American banker, gold prospector, and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He commanded the 17th Virginia Infantry and then Corse's Brigade of Pickett's Division in the Army of Northern Virginia, and served in several of that army's most important battles.