Capt George W Ebert was the principal investor in the str Yorktown in 1865 before the end of the Civil War.  Before that Capt Jacob Poe, Ebert’s brother-in-law had built and operated the str Yorktown.

In the news column River Matters dated 27 Jan 1865 from the Pittsburgh Daily Commerce, there was a fine tribute to the “officer and gentleman” George W Ebert.

 

 

 

 

 

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