hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 4 0 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Your search returned 4 results in 1 document section:

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Montgomery, John Berrien 1794-1873 (search)
Montgomery, John Berrien 1794-1873 Naval officer; born in Allentown, N. J., Nov. 17, 1794; entered the navy as midshipman in 1812; passed through the various grades until, in July, 1862, he became commodore, and in July, 1866, rear-admiral on the retired list. He served on Lake Ontario under Chauncey, and was in the Niagara with Perry at the battle on Lake Erie, and received a sword and thanks from Congress for his gallantry. He was with Decatur in the Mediterranean in John Berrien Montuncey, and was in the Niagara with Perry at the battle on Lake Erie, and received a sword and thanks from Congress for his gallantry. He was with Decatur in the Mediterranean in John Berrien Montgomery. 1815. In command of the sloop Portsmouth in the Pacific squadron (1845-48), he established the authority of the United States at various places along the coast of California. In 1861 he was in command of the Pacific squadron. He died in Carlisle, Pa., March 25, 1873. Richard Montgomery.