His date of birth may be October 4, 1820, but there is no source for this information. His middle name may be Amandus, but there is no source for this information.
He was the son of John B. Ealer and Catharine Weis Ealer.
His first wife and one child died young.
His second wife was Leonine Courtney Couts born about 1830 in Louisiana and died between the 1860 and 1870 Censuses.
They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Haskins (Catharine who died in 1924) and Mrs. Hows (Olive), of Chicago and Albertine (Mrs. J.D. Houston).
His third wife was Mrs. Eulalie Gaudert Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], who was the mother of J.D. Houston (who married Albertine Ealer).
The Times-Picayune
Monday, November 3, 1890
Death of Captain Henry A. Ealer
Captain Henry A. Ealer, who was stricken with apoplexy on the 24th of last month, died at 10:15 o'clock Saturday night and was buried yesterday afternoon. Captain Ealer was one of the old time river men, who made steamboating on the Mississippi famous and who are gradually passing away. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820 and had been a resident of this city for many years. In 1835 he removed from his birthplace to St. Louis and engaged in steamboating with Captain John P. Moore on the steamer John Nelson in the St. Louis and New Orleans trade. Soon after he concluded to learn the river and in 1839 stood his first watch as a full-fledged pilot and continued in that capacity until 1841, when he was placed in command of the steamer Telegraph, after which he handled the wheels of the steamers Alton, Captain John Simonds; Harry of the West and Maid of Orleans, Captain Van Hunter; Algonquin, Captain Hiram Kountz; Alexander Scott, Captain John C. Swoon; Express Mail, Captain W.J. Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, Captain Charles B. Church; Duke of Orleans, Captain Holmes and Pawnee and Highlander, Captain Ed H. Gleim. He was next master of the steamer St. Louis, in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade and then of the Eudora and Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 he built the steamer H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamers Planet and Joseph H. Oglesby. Subsequently he resumed piloting and at different times served on more than one hundred boats.
During the war his sympathies were with the North and in 1862 he piloted one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats, which ascended the Mississippi River as high as Vicksburg, drawing 18 feet of water. The last boat the captain piloted to St. Louis was the Wyoming, in February 1888. During the past two years he had not been in active service, but a few days before being taken ill, just after returning from his summer sojourn at Long Branch, he had his license renewed, with the expectation of resuming his calling this winter.
Captain Ealer was married three times. His first wife and one child died young. His second wife was Widow Leonine Couts, nee Courtney, of this city, by whom he had three children, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs. Hows, of Chicago and Mrs. J.D. Houston. His third wife was Widow Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], mother of Hon. J.D. Houston, who, together with his daughters and two brothers, Mr. Joseph A. Ealer, the well-known watchmaker of this city and Mr. Charles Ealer of Opelousas and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Rowland, of Iowa, survive him.
Captain Ealer was a good, charitable man, a fond father and a devoted husband and his loss will be felt by many outside of his family circle. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Houston, on St. Charles Avenue and was very largely attended. The funeral offerings were profuse and included several exquisite anchors, harps, pillows and crosses. The remains were interred in the Houston family tomb in Metairie Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Markman and Hon. Charles J. Leeds, the latter representing the minister of the Unitarian Church. The pallbearers were Ex-Governor S.D. McEnery, Mr. Edgar T. Leche, General Leon Jastremaki, Henry C. Brown and J. Ad Rozier Esqs. And Captains John A. Stevenson, Lloyd T. Belt and P.J. O'Reilly.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi: Or Gould's History Of River Navigation by E.W. Gould, Nixon-Jones Printing Co., Saint Louis, 1880.
Henry A. Ealer
New Orleans, March 24, 1889
Captain E.W. Gould, St. Louis, Missouri:
Please find enclosed memorandum of names of the principal steamboats I have been engaged on as master or pilot since my connection with the waters of the Mississippi Valley.
I was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820. At the age of twelve I sailed from Baltimore for Rio Janerio, on the brig Sultan, with Captain Willis. Returning from there in the spring of 1835, I went to St. Louis and shipped on the steamboat John Nelson, with Captain John P. Moore. Subsequently, Captain John Carlisle took command of the boat and I made an arrangement with him to learn to be a pilot to New Orleans.
In 1839 I commenced to standing a watch in the New Orleans trade. In 1841 I was promoted to the captaincy of the steamer Telegraph. Later on I was pilot on the Alton, with Captain John Simonds; on the Boonslick, with Captain John R. Shaw; on the Maid of Orleans and the Harry of the West, with Captain Van Houtan; on the Algonquin, with Captain Hiram Kountz; Alex Scott, Captain John C. Swan; Express Mail, Captain William Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, with Captain C.B. Church; Duke of Orleans, with Captain Holmes; Pawnee and Highlander, with Captain E.H. Gleim.
I was master of the single engine steamer St. Louis, then on the Eudora, then on the Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 I built the H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamer Planet and J.H. Oglesby. Subsequently I resumed piloting and have been pilot on more than one hundred different steamboats during my experience. The Wyoming, Captain Henry Keath, was the last boat I was engaged on in the capacity of a pilot.
I shall never forget the many pleasant years I have spent on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, nor the many genial officers of steamboats who it has been my privilege to associate with all these long years. I must not forget to say I was pilot on one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats that went up the Mississippi above Vicksburg, drawing eighteen feet of water, in 1862. Trusting my recollections may awaken pleasant reminiscences in the minds of some of your readers.
I remain yours truly,
Henry A. Ealer
P.S. Inclosed please find my photo which, if agreeable, I should like inserted in your forthcoming work.
H.A.E.
He was the son of John B. Ealer and Catharine Weis Ealer.
His first wife and one child died young.
His second wife was Leonine Courtney Couts born about 1830 in Louisiana and died between the 1860 and 1870 Censuses.
They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Haskins (Catharine who died in 1924) and Mrs. Hows (Olive), of Chicago and Albertine (Mrs. J.D. Houston).
His third wife was Mrs. Eulalie Gaudert Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], who was the mother of J.D. Houston (who married Albertine Ealer).
The Times-Picayune
Monday, November 3, 1890
Death of Captain Henry A. Ealer
Captain Henry A. Ealer, who was stricken with apoplexy on the 24th of last month, died at 10:15 o'clock Saturday night and was buried yesterday afternoon. Captain Ealer was one of the old time river men, who made steamboating on the Mississippi famous and who are gradually passing away. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820 and had been a resident of this city for many years. In 1835 he removed from his birthplace to St. Louis and engaged in steamboating with Captain John P. Moore on the steamer John Nelson in the St. Louis and New Orleans trade. Soon after he concluded to learn the river and in 1839 stood his first watch as a full-fledged pilot and continued in that capacity until 1841, when he was placed in command of the steamer Telegraph, after which he handled the wheels of the steamers Alton, Captain John Simonds; Harry of the West and Maid of Orleans, Captain Van Hunter; Algonquin, Captain Hiram Kountz; Alexander Scott, Captain John C. Swoon; Express Mail, Captain W.J. Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, Captain Charles B. Church; Duke of Orleans, Captain Holmes and Pawnee and Highlander, Captain Ed H. Gleim. He was next master of the steamer St. Louis, in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade and then of the Eudora and Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 he built the steamer H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamers Planet and Joseph H. Oglesby. Subsequently he resumed piloting and at different times served on more than one hundred boats.
During the war his sympathies were with the North and in 1862 he piloted one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats, which ascended the Mississippi River as high as Vicksburg, drawing 18 feet of water. The last boat the captain piloted to St. Louis was the Wyoming, in February 1888. During the past two years he had not been in active service, but a few days before being taken ill, just after returning from his summer sojourn at Long Branch, he had his license renewed, with the expectation of resuming his calling this winter.
Captain Ealer was married three times. His first wife and one child died young. His second wife was Widow Leonine Couts, nee Courtney, of this city, by whom he had three children, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs. Hows, of Chicago and Mrs. J.D. Houston. His third wife was Widow Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], mother of Hon. J.D. Houston, who, together with his daughters and two brothers, Mr. Joseph A. Ealer, the well-known watchmaker of this city and Mr. Charles Ealer of Opelousas and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Rowland, of Iowa, survive him.
Captain Ealer was a good, charitable man, a fond father and a devoted husband and his loss will be felt by many outside of his family circle. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Houston, on St. Charles Avenue and was very largely attended. The funeral offerings were profuse and included several exquisite anchors, harps, pillows and crosses. The remains were interred in the Houston family tomb in Metairie Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Markman and Hon. Charles J. Leeds, the latter representing the minister of the Unitarian Church. The pallbearers were Ex-Governor S.D. McEnery, Mr. Edgar T. Leche, General Leon Jastremaki, Henry C. Brown and J. Ad Rozier Esqs. And Captains John A. Stevenson, Lloyd T. Belt and P.J. O'Reilly.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi: Or Gould's History Of River Navigation by E.W. Gould, Nixon-Jones Printing Co., Saint Louis, 1880.
Henry A. Ealer
New Orleans, March 24, 1889
Captain E.W. Gould, St. Louis, Missouri:
Please find enclosed memorandum of names of the principal steamboats I have been engaged on as master or pilot since my connection with the waters of the Mississippi Valley.
I was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820. At the age of twelve I sailed from Baltimore for Rio Janerio, on the brig Sultan, with Captain Willis. Returning from there in the spring of 1835, I went to St. Louis and shipped on the steamboat John Nelson, with Captain John P. Moore. Subsequently, Captain John Carlisle took command of the boat and I made an arrangement with him to learn to be a pilot to New Orleans.
In 1839 I commenced to standing a watch in the New Orleans trade. In 1841 I was promoted to the captaincy of the steamer Telegraph. Later on I was pilot on the Alton, with Captain John Simonds; on the Boonslick, with Captain John R. Shaw; on the Maid of Orleans and the Harry of the West, with Captain Van Houtan; on the Algonquin, with Captain Hiram Kountz; Alex Scott, Captain John C. Swan; Express Mail, Captain William Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, with Captain C.B. Church; Duke of Orleans, with Captain Holmes; Pawnee and Highlander, with Captain E.H. Gleim.
I was master of the single engine steamer St. Louis, then on the Eudora, then on the Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 I built the H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamer Planet and J.H. Oglesby. Subsequently I resumed piloting and have been pilot on more than one hundred different steamboats during my experience. The Wyoming, Captain Henry Keath, was the last boat I was engaged on in the capacity of a pilot.
I shall never forget the many pleasant years I have spent on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, nor the many genial officers of steamboats who it has been my privilege to associate with all these long years. I must not forget to say I was pilot on one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats that went up the Mississippi above Vicksburg, drawing eighteen feet of water, in 1862. Trusting my recollections may awaken pleasant reminiscences in the minds of some of your readers.
I remain yours truly,
Henry A. Ealer
P.S. Inclosed please find my photo which, if agreeable, I should like inserted in your forthcoming work.
H.A.E.
His date of birth may be October 4, 1820, but there is no source for this information. His middle name may be Amandus, but there is no source for this information.
He was the son of John B. Ealer and Catharine Weis Ealer.
His first wife and one child died young.
His second wife was Leonine Courtney Couts born about 1830 in Louisiana and died between the 1860 and 1870 Censuses.
They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Haskins (Catharine who died in 1924) and Mrs. Hows (Olive), of Chicago and Albertine (Mrs. J.D. Houston).
His third wife was Mrs. Eulalie Gaudert Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], who was the mother of J.D. Houston (who married Albertine Ealer).
The Times-Picayune
Monday, November 3, 1890
Death of Captain Henry A. Ealer
Captain Henry A. Ealer, who was stricken with apoplexy on the 24th of last month, died at 10:15 o'clock Saturday night and was buried yesterday afternoon. Captain Ealer was one of the old time river men, who made steamboating on the Mississippi famous and who are gradually passing away. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820 and had been a resident of this city for many years. In 1835 he removed from his birthplace to St. Louis and engaged in steamboating with Captain John P. Moore on the steamer John Nelson in the St. Louis and New Orleans trade. Soon after he concluded to learn the river and in 1839 stood his first watch as a full-fledged pilot and continued in that capacity until 1841, when he was placed in command of the steamer Telegraph, after which he handled the wheels of the steamers Alton, Captain John Simonds; Harry of the West and Maid of Orleans, Captain Van Hunter; Algonquin, Captain Hiram Kountz; Alexander Scott, Captain John C. Swoon; Express Mail, Captain W.J. Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, Captain Charles B. Church; Duke of Orleans, Captain Holmes and Pawnee and Highlander, Captain Ed H. Gleim. He was next master of the steamer St. Louis, in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade and then of the Eudora and Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 he built the steamer H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamers Planet and Joseph H. Oglesby. Subsequently he resumed piloting and at different times served on more than one hundred boats.
During the war his sympathies were with the North and in 1862 he piloted one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats, which ascended the Mississippi River as high as Vicksburg, drawing 18 feet of water. The last boat the captain piloted to St. Louis was the Wyoming, in February 1888. During the past two years he had not been in active service, but a few days before being taken ill, just after returning from his summer sojourn at Long Branch, he had his license renewed, with the expectation of resuming his calling this winter.
Captain Ealer was married three times. His first wife and one child died young. His second wife was Widow Leonine Couts, nee Courtney, of this city, by whom he had three children, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs. Hows, of Chicago and Mrs. J.D. Houston. His third wife was Widow Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], mother of Hon. J.D. Houston, who, together with his daughters and two brothers, Mr. Joseph A. Ealer, the well-known watchmaker of this city and Mr. Charles Ealer of Opelousas and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Rowland, of Iowa, survive him.
Captain Ealer was a good, charitable man, a fond father and a devoted husband and his loss will be felt by many outside of his family circle. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Houston, on St. Charles Avenue and was very largely attended. The funeral offerings were profuse and included several exquisite anchors, harps, pillows and crosses. The remains were interred in the Houston family tomb in Metairie Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Markman and Hon. Charles J. Leeds, the latter representing the minister of the Unitarian Church. The pallbearers were Ex-Governor S.D. McEnery, Mr. Edgar T. Leche, General Leon Jastremaki, Henry C. Brown and J. Ad Rozier Esqs. And Captains John A. Stevenson, Lloyd T. Belt and P.J. O'Reilly.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi: Or Gould's History Of River Navigation by E.W. Gould, Nixon-Jones Printing Co., Saint Louis, 1880.
Henry A. Ealer
New Orleans, March 24, 1889
Captain E.W. Gould, St. Louis, Missouri:
Please find enclosed memorandum of names of the principal steamboats I have been engaged on as master or pilot since my connection with the waters of the Mississippi Valley.
I was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820. At the age of twelve I sailed from Baltimore for Rio Janerio, on the brig Sultan, with Captain Willis. Returning from there in the spring of 1835, I went to St. Louis and shipped on the steamboat John Nelson, with Captain John P. Moore. Subsequently, Captain John Carlisle took command of the boat and I made an arrangement with him to learn to be a pilot to New Orleans.
In 1839 I commenced to standing a watch in the New Orleans trade. In 1841 I was promoted to the captaincy of the steamer Telegraph. Later on I was pilot on the Alton, with Captain John Simonds; on the Boonslick, with Captain John R. Shaw; on the Maid of Orleans and the Harry of the West, with Captain Van Houtan; on the Algonquin, with Captain Hiram Kountz; Alex Scott, Captain John C. Swan; Express Mail, Captain William Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, with Captain C.B. Church; Duke of Orleans, with Captain Holmes; Pawnee and Highlander, with Captain E.H. Gleim.
I was master of the single engine steamer St. Louis, then on the Eudora, then on the Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 I built the H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamer Planet and J.H. Oglesby. Subsequently I resumed piloting and have been pilot on more than one hundred different steamboats during my experience. The Wyoming, Captain Henry Keath, was the last boat I was engaged on in the capacity of a pilot.
I shall never forget the many pleasant years I have spent on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, nor the many genial officers of steamboats who it has been my privilege to associate with all these long years. I must not forget to say I was pilot on one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats that went up the Mississippi above Vicksburg, drawing eighteen feet of water, in 1862. Trusting my recollections may awaken pleasant reminiscences in the minds of some of your readers.
I remain yours truly,
Henry A. Ealer
P.S. Inclosed please find my photo which, if agreeable, I should like inserted in your forthcoming work.
H.A.E.
He was the son of John B. Ealer and Catharine Weis Ealer.
His first wife and one child died young.
His second wife was Leonine Courtney Couts born about 1830 in Louisiana and died between the 1860 and 1870 Censuses.
They were the parents of three children: Mrs. Haskins (Catharine who died in 1924) and Mrs. Hows (Olive), of Chicago and Albertine (Mrs. J.D. Houston).
His third wife was Mrs. Eulalie Gaudert Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], who was the mother of J.D. Houston (who married Albertine Ealer).
The Times-Picayune
Monday, November 3, 1890
Death of Captain Henry A. Ealer
Captain Henry A. Ealer, who was stricken with apoplexy on the 24th of last month, died at 10:15 o'clock Saturday night and was buried yesterday afternoon. Captain Ealer was one of the old time river men, who made steamboating on the Mississippi famous and who are gradually passing away. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820 and had been a resident of this city for many years. In 1835 he removed from his birthplace to St. Louis and engaged in steamboating with Captain John P. Moore on the steamer John Nelson in the St. Louis and New Orleans trade. Soon after he concluded to learn the river and in 1839 stood his first watch as a full-fledged pilot and continued in that capacity until 1841, when he was placed in command of the steamer Telegraph, after which he handled the wheels of the steamers Alton, Captain John Simonds; Harry of the West and Maid of Orleans, Captain Van Hunter; Algonquin, Captain Hiram Kountz; Alexander Scott, Captain John C. Swoon; Express Mail, Captain W.J. Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, Captain Charles B. Church; Duke of Orleans, Captain Holmes and Pawnee and Highlander, Captain Ed H. Gleim. He was next master of the steamer St. Louis, in the New Orleans and St. Louis trade and then of the Eudora and Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 he built the steamer H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamers Planet and Joseph H. Oglesby. Subsequently he resumed piloting and at different times served on more than one hundred boats.
During the war his sympathies were with the North and in 1862 he piloted one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats, which ascended the Mississippi River as high as Vicksburg, drawing 18 feet of water. The last boat the captain piloted to St. Louis was the Wyoming, in February 1888. During the past two years he had not been in active service, but a few days before being taken ill, just after returning from his summer sojourn at Long Branch, he had his license renewed, with the expectation of resuming his calling this winter.
Captain Ealer was married three times. His first wife and one child died young. His second wife was Widow Leonine Couts, nee Courtney, of this city, by whom he had three children, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs. Hows, of Chicago and Mrs. J.D. Houston. His third wife was Widow Houston [married to James H. Haydon on December 28, 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri], mother of Hon. J.D. Houston, who, together with his daughters and two brothers, Mr. Joseph A. Ealer, the well-known watchmaker of this city and Mr. Charles Ealer of Opelousas and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Rowland, of Iowa, survive him.
Captain Ealer was a good, charitable man, a fond father and a devoted husband and his loss will be felt by many outside of his family circle. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Houston, on St. Charles Avenue and was very largely attended. The funeral offerings were profuse and included several exquisite anchors, harps, pillows and crosses. The remains were interred in the Houston family tomb in Metairie Cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Markman and Hon. Charles J. Leeds, the latter representing the minister of the Unitarian Church. The pallbearers were Ex-Governor S.D. McEnery, Mr. Edgar T. Leche, General Leon Jastremaki, Henry C. Brown and J. Ad Rozier Esqs. And Captains John A. Stevenson, Lloyd T. Belt and P.J. O'Reilly.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi: Or Gould's History Of River Navigation by E.W. Gould, Nixon-Jones Printing Co., Saint Louis, 1880.
Henry A. Ealer
New Orleans, March 24, 1889
Captain E.W. Gould, St. Louis, Missouri:
Please find enclosed memorandum of names of the principal steamboats I have been engaged on as master or pilot since my connection with the waters of the Mississippi Valley.
I was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1820. At the age of twelve I sailed from Baltimore for Rio Janerio, on the brig Sultan, with Captain Willis. Returning from there in the spring of 1835, I went to St. Louis and shipped on the steamboat John Nelson, with Captain John P. Moore. Subsequently, Captain John Carlisle took command of the boat and I made an arrangement with him to learn to be a pilot to New Orleans.
In 1839 I commenced to standing a watch in the New Orleans trade. In 1841 I was promoted to the captaincy of the steamer Telegraph. Later on I was pilot on the Alton, with Captain John Simonds; on the Boonslick, with Captain John R. Shaw; on the Maid of Orleans and the Harry of the West, with Captain Van Houtan; on the Algonquin, with Captain Hiram Kountz; Alex Scott, Captain John C. Swan; Express Mail, Captain William Kountz; Convoy, Captain C.K. Garrison; Joan of Arc, Bulletin and John Simonds, with Captain C.B. Church; Duke of Orleans, with Captain Holmes; Pawnee and Highlander, with Captain E.H. Gleim.
I was master of the single engine steamer St. Louis, then on the Eudora, then on the Princeton, in the New Orleans and Ouachita River trade. In 1851 I built the H.D. Bacon and in 1856 the steamer Planet and J.H. Oglesby. Subsequently I resumed piloting and have been pilot on more than one hundred different steamboats during my experience. The Wyoming, Captain Henry Keath, was the last boat I was engaged on in the capacity of a pilot.
I shall never forget the many pleasant years I have spent on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, nor the many genial officers of steamboats who it has been my privilege to associate with all these long years. I must not forget to say I was pilot on one of Admiral Farragut's gunboats that went up the Mississippi above Vicksburg, drawing eighteen feet of water, in 1862. Trusting my recollections may awaken pleasant reminiscences in the minds of some of your readers.
I remain yours truly,
Henry A. Ealer
P.S. Inclosed please find my photo which, if agreeable, I should like inserted in your forthcoming work.
H.A.E.
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