Orlando Metcalfe Poe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Orlando Metcalfe Poe

Union Army general

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1832

Place of Birth: Navarre, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1895

Profession: engineer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.