Frances M. A. Roe

1846–1920 (age 74)

Writer

Biography

Frances M. A. Roe offered readers keen observations on army life, turning her experiences into writings that portrayed both discipline and humanity.

Her letters and memoirs comforted families and preserved episodes of our shared past, and she now rests among fellow patriots at Arlington National Cemetery.

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