Orlando Metcalfe Poe

Orlando Metcalfe Poe (March 7, 1832 – October 2, 1895) was an United States Army officer and engineer in the American Civil War. After helping General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, he was responsible for much of the early lighthouse construction on the Great Lakes.

Read more about Orlando Metcalfe Poe:  Early Life, Famed Ancestors, Civil War Service, Postbellum Career

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