Roe, Francis Asbury, 1823-1901

Francis Asbury Roe (1827-1901) was a United States Naval officer, 1841-1885, who served on the U.S.S. Sassacus during the Civil War.

From the guide to the Francis Asbury Roe Papers, ., 1864; 1898, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Francis Asbury Roe, 1823-1901, naval officer, attained the rank of Rear Admiral; during the Battle of New Orleans in his own words Roe was "an officer of the leading ship of the starboard column of Farragut's fleet."

From the description of Letter to the McClure Publishing Syndicate, 1894 January 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57240161

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of Francis Asbury Roe, 1842-1901 (bulk 1846-1869). (Colgate University). WorldCat record id: 144526963

From the description of Francis Asbury Roe papers, 1842-1901 (bulk 1846-1869). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80582261

Biographical Note

• 1823, Oct. 4: Born, Elmira, N. Y.
• 1841: Appointed acting midshipman Duty in John Adams (frigate)
• 1844: Duty in Yorktown (sloop)
• 1846: Duty in Boston (sloop-of-war)
• 1849: Married Eliza J. Snyder
• 1852: Duty in Porpoise (brig), North Pacific and Bering Strait expedition
• 1855: Duty with United States Coast Survey
• 1858: Duty in Macedonian (frigate)
• 1861: Duty in Pensacola (screw steamer)
• 1863: Commanded Sassacus (side-wheel steamer)
• 1865: Published Naval Duties and Discipline. New York: D. Van Nostrand
• 1867: Commanded Tacony (side-wheel steamer) Commanded Delaware (side-wheel steamer)
• 1872: Commanded Naval Rendezvous, San Francisco, Calif.
• 1873: Commanded Lancaster (screw sloop-of-war), Brazil Station
• 1883: Governor, United States Naval Asylum for Retired Seamen, Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1884: Promoted to rear admiral
• 1890: Published Historic Records of an Old Family: Ancestry of Francis Asbury Roe
• 1893: Governor, Society of Colonial Wars of the District of Columbia
• 1900: Published An American Sea Captain of Colonial Times. Washington: D.C.: Historical Papers of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia
• 1901, Dec. 28: Died, Washington, D. C.

From the guide to the Francis Asbury Roe Papers, 1842-1901, (bulk 1846-1869), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)