The "Mary Crane" is not listed in the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships. Perhaps she was under contract to the U. S. Army. Alice Gayley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Barker" <kaitysmom@peoplestel.net> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Look up please > Hello, I am in need of some help or direction. > > My husband's 3rd great-grandfather Andrew Jackson Barker was with the 49th > Tennessee Infantry, Company H during the Civil War. He enlisted on > December > 3, 1861 in Palmyra, Montgomery County, TN. and fought at the battle of > Fort > Donelson and was wounded on February 15, 1862. On November 22, 1862 he > was > captured and taken prisoner of war in Montgomery County and sent to > Louisville, Kentucky. From Louiville, Kentucky he was put on a steamboat > called the Mary Crane and sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi via Cairo, > Illinois > on November 29, 1862. All this information is from his military service > records. > > My question is this: Can anyone tell me where I can find more information > about the Mary Crane steamboat? Any publications, websites, government > records, etc. Any direction would be greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Melissa Barker > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

OK, here's some family civil war stores that mention the Steamboat Mary Crane: http://familyhistorian.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html http://www.11texascav.org/regiment/d_co2.shtml http://www.williamsongrays.com/history_of_the_1st_tennessee_ii.htm http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/crosters/cav/cav8r/cof.html Jim -------Original Message------- From: Alice Gayley Date: 2/25/2008 10:28:31 AM To: Melissa Barker; civil-war@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Look up please The "Mary Crane" is not listed in the Dictionary of American Fighting Ships. Perhaps she was under contract to the U. S. Army. Alice Gayley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Barker" <kaitysmom@peoplestel.net> To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Look up please > Hello, I am in need of some help or direction. > > My husband's 3rd great-grandfather Andrew Jackson Barker was with the 49th > Tennessee Infantry, Company H during the Civil War. He enlisted on > December > 3, 1861 in Palmyra, Montgomery County, TN. and fought at the battle of > Fort > Donelson and was wounded on February 15, 1862. On November 22, 1862 he > was > captured and taken prisoner of war in Montgomery County and sent to > Louisville, Kentucky. From Louiville, Kentucky he was put on a steamboat > called the Mary Crane and sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi via Cairo, > Illinois > on November 29, 1862. All this information is from his military service > records. > > My question is this: Can anyone tell me where I can find more information > about the Mary Crane steamboat? Any publications, websites, government > records, etc. Any direction would be greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Melissa Barker > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message