Commodore John Guest
(1822-1879)
United States Navy
Accession number:
1891.02
Maker:
S. Jerome Uhl
(1842 – 1916)
Historical period:
1891
Miltary branch:
Navy
Wars and Conflicts:
Civil War, Mexican-American War
Type:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W: 32 in. / 23 in.
Acquisition date:
ca. 1891
Credit line:
Gift of the Guest family
Location:
Parade, Second Floor
Provenance:
From ca. 1891: The Army and Navy Club, gift of the Guest family
Label:
Commodore Guest served from the late 1830s through the Civil War. As a Lieutenant, he served with Commodore Robert Stockton aboard the frigate Congress in the conquest of California during the Mexican American War (1846 – 1848). He later protected foreign residents from Chinese Imperial forces at Shanghai in April 1854.
During the Civil War, he commanded the USS Owasco and USS Sangamon, assisted the capture of New Orleans, and engaged Confederate batteries during the Siege of Vicksburg (1863). Later he assisted in the capture of forts at Galveston, Texas, and Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
The Destroyer USS Guest (DD-472) was named in his honor.