John B. Montgomery commanded the Pacific Squadron of the U.S. Navy at the onset of the Civil War until relieved January 2, 1862. The Lancaster was his flagship.
USS LANCASTER
From Wikipedia.
The first ship in the Navy with this name. (There was also another one launched in 1855 that was a sidewheel steamship purchased by the Navy in 1862 and converted into a ram operating on the western rivers.)
Montgomery's Lancaster was a screw sloop-of-war that served in the Civil War through Spanish-American War.
It was laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in December 1857 and launched 20 October 1858; sponsored by Miss Harriet Lane, niece and official hostess of President James Buchanan. Commissioned 12 May 1859 with Captain John Rudd in command.
--Old B-Runner
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