William E. Le Roy

American military personnel Date Of Birth : 1818-03-24T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1888-12-10T00:00:00Z

William Edgar Le Roy (March 24, 1818 – December 10, 1888) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the Mexican War, on the African Slave Trade Patrol, and in the American Civil War. He rose to the rank of rear admiral and late in his career was consecutively commander-in-chief of the South Atlantic Squadron, the North Atlantic Squadron, and the European Squadron.

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