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