Edward served in the Civil War enlisting at age 20 as a private in the 5th N.Y. Voluntary Infantry, Duryee's Zouaves Company C. Duryee's Zouaves wore the colorful red flowing trousers and extensive needlework on the front of the blue jackets. His parents were Charles and Susan Frost Rogers. Edward survived the war but at some point received injuries which eventually shortened his life. During the war he wrote much correspondence to his mother and sisters. He wrote from Tanley Town in September, 1862 and as late as March 1863 from Falmouth, Virginia. Edward married Virginia Holmes on November 29, 1871 at the Central Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. Virginia was the daughter of George Holmes of Connecticut and Henrietta Penn Holmes of N.Y. Edward worked as a mechanic and manufacturer and in particular he held patents on mechanisms for water closets. They had four children, Virginia known as Aunt Jennie, Clarence Emery Rogers known as Clary born October 4, 1875 who later joined the bicycle group called the Rough Riders in New England, Charles Clifford Rogers born in November 1879 and Maud Augusta Rogers born in December 24, 1880 after her father's death. Maude married Theodore Gottlieb Forst and they had no children. She and her husband are buried in a family plot in Bloomfield New Jersey with her mother, Edward's wife. Charles Clifford Rogers died suddenly of a heart attack associated with winning big at the horse betting track. According to the newspaper their father Edward died at the home of his sisters at 70 Christopher Street in New York City. The Civil War correspondence that Pvt. Edward Augustus Rogers wrote to his family described his battle experiences. Edward mentions taking care of Gen. Sykes' horses while Gen. Hooker was reviewing the Corps., thus giving him time to write. Other correspondence described Sharpsburgh Maryland, Fredericksburgh and other battles. He often mentioned his friend Henry no last name was mentioned. We are grateful to him for his service and to his family for preserving his correspondence for U.S. history. Edward tried to keep aware of where his sisters' husbands were during the war and he wrote "Tell Mary they had no news of Alfred, but Robert [his sister Julia Stephenson's husband] had seen him recently [1862] and he was well." In 1863 Alfred Ralph would be killed at Gettysburg but Edward did survive and his family lives on today.