Alfred Seelye Roe

Alfred Seelye Roe (1844–1917) was a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and principal, a historian and author, and a state legislator in Massachusetts.

The son of Methodist minister, Rev. Austin M. Roe he married Polly Catharine Seelye Roe. a history of Rose, New York. He also wrote about Worcester's involvement in the "Spanish War" and edited Worcester Light and Worcester Magazine. He married Nora A. Metcalf of Ashland, Massachusetts June 22, 1874. They had four children. The New York Public Library has his journal My Trip Abroad with Notes and Comments on What I Saw and Heard (1890) covering his trip to Europe. Wesleyan University has a collection of his Civil War era papers including letters and an account of his time as a prisoner of war.

Author and immigration rights advocate Mary Antin corresponded with him.

In 1915, he read a paper marking the 100th anniversary of the Seelye family on the United States.

He married Nora Ardelia Metcalf (1856–1910) on June 22, 1874. They had four children. He died January 6, 1917 in Worcester.

Writings John Brown: A Retrospect The Twenty-fourth regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, 1861–1866 (1907) The Thirty-ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862–1865 (1914)