During the Civil War, the War Eagle transported troops and supplies. Built in Fulton, Ohio, in 1854, she boasted 46 staterooms, fine velvet carpets, luxurious furniture, and onboard barbershops.
, Type: Wooden sidewheel riverboat, Built: 1854, Fulton, Ohio, Sank:, Length: 219’ Beam: 29’, Cargoes: Mail, package freight, passengers, troops, Propulsion: Paddlewheel, Depth of Wreckage: 10’, Determined Eligible for National Register of Historic Places, Just up the Black River from this point lie the remains of the sidewheel riverboat War Eagle.
