John D. Sloat
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John Drake Sloat was a commodore in the United States Navy who, in 1846, claimed California for the United States.
John D. Sloat
The John D. Sloat monument in Monterey, California.
Base of John Sloat memorial
Sloat memorial overlooking Monterey Bay
Robert F. Stockton
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Robert Field Stockton was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, s
John D. Sloat
…that California was now part of the United States. He was a military Governor of California for only twenty-two days, before handing over the office to Robert F. Stockton. Later, his poor health forced Sloat to take commands ashore, where he commanded the Norfolk Navy Yard 1847–1851, directed the construction of the…
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1860–1865
Commodore Robert F. Stockton