Orlando Metcalfe Poe

Orlando Metcalfe Poe
Orlando M. Poe, taken at the end of the Civil War.
Born(1832-03-07)March 7, 1832
Navarre, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1895(1895-10-02) (aged 63)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1856 - 1895
Rank Brigadier General
Commands2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment
Battles / warsAmerican 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.