Commodore John Guest
(1822-1879)
United States Navy

Accession number:
1891.02

Maker:
S. Jerome Uhl
(1842 – 1916)

Historical period:
1891

Miltary branch:

Wars and Conflicts:
,

Type:

Dimensions:
H x W: 32 in. / 23 in.

Acquisition date:
ca. 1891

Credit line:
Gift of the Guest family

Location:
,

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.