Snow, Albert Sydney, 1845-1932

Albert Sydney Snow (1845-1932) was a career naval officer who retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War on the USS Constitution; on coastal survey duty in Alaska (1883-1887); and at the Naval Academy and at Portsmouth Navy Yard. He was commandant of the Boston Navy Yard from 1905-1907 and president of the general court-martial there.

From the guide to the Albert Sydney Snow Letters, 1907-1908, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)