- Life on the Mississippi |
Painting
of race between Natchez and Robert E. Lee by Dean Cornwell
Photo courtesy of Dave Thomson
The time made by the Rob't E. Lee from New Orleans to St. Louis in 1870,
in her famous race with the Natchez, is the best on record . . .the race
created a national interest . . . The Lee left New Orleans, Thursday,
June 30th, 1870, at 4:55 P.M.. . . and landed at St. Louis at 11.25 A.M.,
on July 4th, 1870 --6 hours and 36 minutes ahead of the Natchez. The Rob't
E. Lee was commanded by Captain John W. Cannon, and the Natchez was in
charge of that veteran Southern boatman, Captain Thomas P. Leathers. - Life on the Mississippi |
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