During the War of 1812, he was senior officer in charge of U.S. Naval affairs in Charleston, S.C..
He married in South Carolina and made it his home and is buried in Jacksonboro, South Carolina.
From another source:
John H. Dent commanded the USS Hornet from 1801-1809, took a cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and served on the Hornet while acting as senior naval officer in Charleston, S.C. He next commanded the USS John Adams and operated along the southern U.S. coast and in 1811, took a voyage to Europe.
Promoted to captain in 1811 and was sent back to Charleston to serve as commandant of the naval station there and the one in Wilmington, North Carolina. he held this post during the entire War of 1812.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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