Orlando Metcalfe Poe | |
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.jpg) Orlando M. Poe, taken at the end of the Civil War. | |
| Born | March 7, 1832 Navarre, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1895 (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1856 - 1895 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands | 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Orlando Metcalfe Poe (March 7, 1832 – October 2, 1895) was a 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 and design of the Poe Lock at Soo Locks between lakes Superior and Huron.