Introduction
Ralph Boyle Montgomery was born in Milton, Pennsylvania, around 1834. He served in the Civil War with Company F of the 91st Pennsylvania Volunteers, seeing action at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. During the Gettysburg Campaign, he served with the 20th Cavalry Pennsylvania Emergency Militia.
Montgomery married Julia Vanderhoof and the couple had five children. By 1867, the family was living in Philadelphia. They later moved to Camden, where Montgomery established himself as a dentist.
The 1878-79 Camden City Directory lists Montgomery as a dentist with an office at 207 Arch Street. His wife Julia worked as a dressmaker to supplement the family income.
Ralph Boyle Montgomery died on July 14, 1878, at the age of 44, of tuberculosis. He was buried in Camden. Montgomery is the great-great-grandfather of actor Steve Buscemi.