1864 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD LETTER SIGNED BY COMMODORE J.B. MONTGOMERY – DESERTERS FROM USS EUTAW

1864 WASHINGTON NAVY YARD LETTER SIGNED BY COMMODORE J.B. MONTGOMERY – DESERTERS FROM USS EUTAW

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A brief but very human wartime naval letter signed by John B. Montgomery as Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard. It is headed "Navy Yd. Washington, April 29th 1864" and addressed to "Commander A. N. Smith, Chief of Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department." It reads in full:

"Three men belonging to the 'Eutaw,' who overstayed their liberty, are now in the yard. As the Eutaw is gone what shall be done with them?

J. B. Montgomery

Commandant"

The USS Eutaw was a side-wheel "double-ender" gunboat that served on the James River with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. This letter catches three of her sailors who stayed ashore too long and missed their ship, leaving the yard commandant to ask the Navy Department what to do with them.

Montgomery (1794–1872) was a veteran officer whose career reached back to the War of 1812. He is best remembered for commanding the USS Portsmouth in 1846, when his men raised the American flag at Yerba Buena, now San Francisco; Montgomery Street there is named for him. He served as commandant of the Washington Navy Yard during the Civil War and retired as a rear admiral.

Docketed on the reverse "Apr 29 / Montgomery / Smith." One page on lined paper, approximately 5" x 8". Usual folds, a small hole at center affecting no words, and a rough edge on one side. Very good condition.   [cm][ph:L]

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