His epic corpus Junački spomenik (Heroic Monument), published in the Montenegrin capital of Cetinje in 1864, glorifies Montenegro and Montenegrins, and tells of the great victories of the Montenegrins over the Ottoman Empire. He was married in Njeguši on to Stana Martinović (Baice, – Cetinje, ). They had three children: * Nikola ( – March 1, 1921) * Princess Anastasia, (D: March 29, 1879), married to Sava Plamenac * Princess Maria, married to Capt. Y. Gopcević.