Francis Asbury Roe papers, 1864; 1898 [manuscript].

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Francis Asbury Roe papers, 1864; 1898 [manuscript].

An undated letter from F. A. Roe, U.S. Naval officer from 1841 to 1885, commenting on the importance of his service on the U.S.S. Sassacus in 1864; a printed drawing of the ramming of the C.S.S. Albemarle by the U.S.S. Sassacus; and a photograph of Rear Admiral Roe in 1898.

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Roe, Francis Asbury, 1823-1901

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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...

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Albemarle (Confederate ironclad)

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Sassacus (Ship)

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