Sicard, Montgomery, 1836-1900

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Dates:
Birth 1836-09-30
Death 1900-09-14

Biographical notes:

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of Montgomery Sicard, 1800-1948 (bulk 1870-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81967148

Biographical Note

1836, Sept. 30 Born, New York, N.Y. 1855 Graduated, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in USS Potomac, Home Squadron 1856 Duty in USS Wabash, Home Squadron 1860 Duty in USS Dacotah, East India Squadron 1862 1863 Duty in USS Oneida, West Gulf Blockading Squadron 1863 Married Elizabeth Floyd 1864 Duty in USS Ticonderoga, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron 1865 Commanded USS Seneca; in charge of the left wing of the 2nd Naval Division 1869 Commanded USS Saginaw, Pacific Fleet 1871 . Ordnance duty, U.S. Navy Yard, New York, N.Y 1872 Ordnance duty, U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 1877 Duty in designing and constructing the first steel breech-loading guns for the U.S. Navy 1881 Promoted to captain 1881 1897 Chief, Bureau of Ordnance 1891 1893 Commanded USS Miantonomoh 1897 Promoted to rear admiral Commander in chief, Naval Forces, North Atlantic Station 1898 President, Strategy Board, during the Spanish-American War Retired from the U.S. Navy 1900, Sept. 14 Died, Westernville, N.Y.

From the guide to the Montgomery Sicard Papers, 1800-1948, (bulk 1870-1898), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Armor-plate
  • Artillery
  • Howitzers
  • Matter, Structure Of
  • Naval architecture
  • Shipbuilding

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  • Naval officers

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