Download or read book A Sketch of the Life of Com. Robert F. Stockton written by Samuel John Bayard and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work details the life of Robert F. Stockton, a commodore in the United States Navy who was instrumental in the capture of California during the Mexican War. He later served as a Democratic senator for the state of New Jersey and a New Jersey militia commander during the Confederate Army's invasion of Pennsylvania.