Sicard, Montgomery, 1836-1900
Variant namesNaval officer.
From the description of Papers of Montgomery Sicard, 1800-1948 (bulk 1870-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81967148
Biographical Note
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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)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Floyd family. Floyd family papers, 1790-1910, 1855-1873 (bulk). | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Floyd family papers, 1790-1910, 1855-1873 (bulk). | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Montgomery Sicard Papers, 1800-1948, (bulk 1870-1898) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Montgomery Sicard Papers, 1800-1948, (bulk 1870-1898) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Cooling, B. Franklin. Research notes. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Albert Gleaves Papers, 1803-1946, (bulk 1877-1937) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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Birth 1836-09-30
Death 1900-09-14
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