Linda , I read with great interest the stories on the ORS site, and sure enough I found g grandpa Stapleton "Stape" WRIGHT as the pilot of the Victor. Later Stape was awarded a riffle by the city of Gallipolis for his efforts to defend Gallipolis from the confederates. Stapes brother William Penn WRIGHT , also manned boats on the Kanawha and Ohio , he once according to Capt Ellis Mace , swam the river and stole the confederate flag from the rebel camp. thanks for the site , Ernie WRIGHT The Victor was the first boat to pass through the fire. Capt. Ford, though his boat was crowded with passengers, evinced the coolest daring, firmness, and courage possible for any man under like circumstances. The pilots, Harry Bays and Stape Wright, never flinched for an instant, but without any protection, regardless of the crashing of the Minnie balls through every portion of the boat, and especially the pilot house, brought off the boat in safety, with the loss of one man killed, Frank Stote, teamster, and one mortally wounded.�How scores escaped being killed or wounded on this boat, is a mystery.� Linda Trent <lindatrent@zoomnet.net> wrote: Hi Neil, I believe you're referring to Jenkins raid on Point Pleasant. I put on the Struggle for Statehood event held in Cabell County last year, and we used newspaper accounts to document our activities. The following site has several accounts of the Battle of Point Pleasant from the Gallipolis Journal. http://struggleforstatehood.homestead.com/ORS.html Linda Trent lindatrent@zoomnet.net > Sometime in the past I read an account of a river boat clash during the > Civil War in which some Gallia County men who were not in the army or navy > were > recruited on an emergency basis for a skirmish on the Kanawha River in > West > Virginia. I believe it was in about April of 1863. Does anyone know of > any > written accounts? I no longer recall where I originally read it, but I > wonder > if there were newspapers reports from that time, and if they would > contain > the names or those who participated. ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone.