One hundred-fifty years ago, the mayor of Pittsburgh acknowledged the
patriotic service of six steamboat captains. These captains with
their boats, without pay, steamed to Tennessee to transport wounded
and sick soldiers to Louisville and St Louis. Captains Thomas W Poe
and Jackman T Stockdale were Georgetown steamboat men. Three of
these six boats including the two from Georgetown were destroyed
during the war: str Clara Poe, str Horizon, and str Emma.
Pittsburgh, PA,
Feb 19th, 1862
I desire that the captains of the following
steamers be placed on record for the
patriotic
and liberal (volunteering) of their services
and
boats, without renumeration, to proceed
immediately to the Cumberland River to
relieve the sick and wounded soldiers:
Rocket, Capt Wolf; Clara Poe, Capt Poe,
Horizon, Capt Stockdale; Emma, Capt
Maratta; Westmorland, Capt Evans;
Sir William Wallace, Capt Hugh
Campbell.
B. C. Sawyer, Jr., Mayor
Dear Poe friends
A fun river tale about Dory Poe is attached. The story can also e found at the following link:
http://georgetownsteamboats.com/gs/2012/03/24/predicting-freshets/
Fran Nash
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