The Family of Minerva and John Rodgers-- Part 1: Two Sons Fought in Civil War

As I already said, John Rodgers was a famous naval officer who was the brother of George Washington Rodgers who married Anna Maria Perry, daughter of Christopher R. Perry.  Two of her brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry.

John Rodgers (1772-1838) married Minerva Denison in 1806 and they had eight children.

Their children:

COL. ROBERT SMITH RODGERS (1809-1891)  Married Sarah Perry in 1841.  She was the sister of Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry.  He was a Union colonel in the Civil War.

FREDERICK RODGERS  (1811-1828)--  Midshipman U.S. Navy.  Drowned near Norfolk, Virginia, 5 April 1828.

JOHN RODGERS (1812-1882)--  Civil War naval officer.  Commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.

LOUISA RODGERS MEIGS (1816-1879)--  Married Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, a Union Civil War general.  Buried in Arkansas.

And More.  --Brock-Perry

John Rodgers, U.S. Navy-- Part 1

From Find-A-Grave.

He was the brother of George Washington Rodgers who married Anna Maria Perry, the daughter of Christopher R. Perry, the father of Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew Calbraith Perry.

Birth:  11 July, 1772 in Havre de Grace, Maryland

Death:  1 August 1838  (age 66)  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Buried:  Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Range 56, Site 152

Sons of Commodore George Washington Rodgers and Anna Maria Perry

Their three sons all served in the military and two were killed in wars.

CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND PERRY RODGERS (1819-1892)   USNA 1833, Mexican War, Commanded USS Wabash at Battle of Port Royal and capture of Fort Pulaski.  Became rear admiral and commanded USNA 1874-1878.  I'll write more about him in my Running the Blockade blog.

GEORGE WASHINGTON RODGERS  (1822-1863)   Mexican War  Commanded USS Constitution in 1860 and moved Academy  to Newport, R.I. during Civil War.  Killed while in command of monitor USS Catskill 17 August 1863 during Second Battle of Charleston Harbor.  I'll write more about him in my Running the Blockade blog.

ALEXANDER PERRY RODGERS  (1825-1847)   U.S. Army.  Graduated USMA 1845  Killed in Mexican War at the Battle of Chalputepec September 13, 1846, at age 22 while leading his company.

The Navy Tradition Continues.  --Brock-Perry

A Perry Son-in-Law Through Marriage, Commodore George Washington Rodgers

Married Anna Maria Perry, daughter of Christopher R. Perry.

Commodore GEORGE WASHINGTON RODGERS  (1787- 1832)

Born:    22 Feb 1787  Harford County, Maryland

Death:   21 May 1832  Buenos Aires, Argentina    While in the Navy.

Burial:  Cedar Grove Cemetery,  New London, Connecticut.  Wife Anna Maria Perry Rodgers also buried there.

Died in Bueno Aires while in command of U.S. squadron off Brazil.

He also had several sons who served in the U.S. Navy.  I will post about the couple's sons next.

His brother, John Rodgers, was also in the U.S. Navy and commanded during the War of 1812.

--Brock-Perry