Bruce: Try askjeeves. Ask the question about riverboat captains. You might have to ask several times with different wording but you will find information you're looking for. My gg-grandfather, Gibson Morrison and his brother, James Morrison, were both riverboat captains. You might be interested in Jerry Morrison's information in the Pope County, Arkansas section. He has information pertaining to the Civil War and the attack on Gibson Morrison's riverboat, the Annie Jacobs on the Arkansas River. This article can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpope2/gibson.htm. Also, you may want to contact the Mississippi River Museum, Mike Gibbon at Loras College who is the archivist in the history library at mgibson@loras.edu. Hope this helps you. Let me know and if it doesn't, I'll get you more information if possible. Joyce