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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.034 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | John Montgomery to Edward R. Archer about Archer's request for letter of recommendation |
| Date | 28 April 1860 |
| Author | Montgomery, John Berrien (1794-1872) |
| Recipient | Archer, Edward R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Response to Archer's request for a letter of recommendation needed to present to the Board of Examing Engineers for promotions. According to an Act of Congress, a letter of recommendation is needed from the ship's commander that the assistant engineer served on when going before the board. However, such a letter was not possible due to the sudden detachment from the U.S.S. Frigate "Roanoke" at Boston which Archer had served on under Montgomery's command until that time. "...[I]t gives me now, great pleasure in assuring you of my entire approval of your whole conduct as an officer and a gentleman..." Montgomery was noted for commanding the "Portsmouth" during the Mexican-American War and for raising the flag over Yerba Buena (San Francisco) on July 9th, 1846. He later commanded the Pacific Squadron and was promoted to rear admiral. |
| Subjects | Navy Military History Latin and South America Global History and Civics Law |
| People | Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) Montgomery, John Berrien (1794-1872) |
| Place written | Bay of Panama |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |