RAISING THE AMERICAN FLAG
AT THE PUEBLO DE SAN JOSE
July 13, 1846


Sherman, Edwin A. The Life of the Late Rear-Admiral John Drake Sloat.
Carruth and Carruth, Oakland, CA. 1902. Illustration by W. A. Coulter.

On July 13, 1846, Captain Thomas Fallon raised the American Flag at San Jose, California. It had been sent on his request from Commodore John Drake Sloat, USN, commanding the Pacific Squadron. The flag was raised by Captain John A. Sutter.