Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03

Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers.
Academy, but he was graduated before his
full four years course had been completed
because of his wish to take part in de-
Tending the Union, and was appointed an
acting MASTER corresponding in rank to
a first lieutenant in the army in April,
1861 and was ordered to duty on the San
tee.
Soon afterward that vessel captured the
brig Delta from the confederates and she
was sent north as a prize, with young
Rodgers in command. He was promoted
to lieutenant July Is, 1862. He
executive officer of the Kineo, and took
part in the engagements at DonaldSonVille
Port Hudson and College Point, La. in
1862. Later he was ordered to the Grand
Gulf in the west gulf blockading squadron
and remained upon her till the close Of
the
July 25 1866 he was promoted to lieu
tenant commander, and was detailed on the
Sacramento, remaining with that vessel till
she was lost In storm in the Bay of Ben
gal, June g. 1867. After that he served in
short cruises on the lakes and on the North
Pacific station till 1872, when he was or
dered to ordnance duty at the Washington
navy yard for year, and then detail
ed as commander of the Dispatch, on spe-
! cial service, till 1876. He was promoted to
| the rank of commander on February 4, 1875,
and he commanded the Adams, on the Pa
| cifc station, from 1877 to 1879, and the In
| dependence from 1888 to 1886 His promo
| ton to captain came on February g. 1880,
and he was commander of the cruiser Phlla-
| delphia from September, $780, for two years.
| He has had several years of service in the
lighthouse department, as inspector on the
| lakes in 1876 and 1877, at Philadelphia from
| 1881 to 1883, and in charge of the lighthouse
! department from 1888 to September, 1890.
| lie detailed supervisor of New York
| harbor from July, 1892, to September 1898,
| and was then ordered to duty second in
| command of the New York navy yard,
where he remained till June 10, 1896.
| He then took command of the battle
| ship Massachusetts. On December l. 1897,
| he was detailed as president of the board of
| inspection and survey, remaining on this
/ duty till May, 1901, when he was sent to
| the Asiatic station senior commandant.
He was promoted to commodore on Sep
| temntr %, 1885, and when that grade was
abolished by the provisions of the personnel
law, of March 3, 1899, he became a rear
| admiral.
| He was detached from the Asatic station
! on December 81 1902, and ordered COM
| mandant of the New York naval station
| on March q, 1903 There he has been prom
! inent in civil, as well military functions,
and popular officer.
Admiral Rodgers is grandson of Com
! modore Perry, whose message to Congress
| during the war of 1912, telling of the battle
| of Lake Erie, I'VE have met the enemy
| and they are ours forms of the most
| interesting chapters of the American his
| tory He is a son of the late Admiral John
| Rodgers, a hero of the war of 1872, and he
| will live on the old home place, near Havre
| de Grace, with his mother, Commodore
| Perrys daughter.
| Admiral Rodgers is only of a fam
| lily of fighters all of whom were in the
| navy, for his brother, Capt John A.
| Rodgers, is also, doing active duty on one
| of the men-of-war.