Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1836 and served as an officer in the 1st Mounted Rifles during the Mexican War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was serving as Colonel of the 16th United States Regular Infantry when appointed Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers in May 1861. He commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, at the Battle of First Bull Run in July 1861 and served as Provost Marshal of the District of Columbia. He was then appointed as Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac during the Spring 1862 Peninsula Campaign and served until he mustered out for health reasons in April 1864. He was the grandson of Revolutionary War General Andrew Porter, first cousin of the mother of Mary Todd Lincoln, and cousin of Brigadier General Horace Porter, Medal of Honor recipient and personal secretary to Ulysses S. Grant during the war and his Presidency.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1836 and served as an officer in the 1st Mounted Rifles during the Mexican War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was serving as Colonel of the 16th United States Regular Infantry when appointed Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers in May 1861. He commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, at the Battle of First Bull Run in July 1861 and served as Provost Marshal of the District of Columbia. He was then appointed as Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac during the Spring 1862 Peninsula Campaign and served until he mustered out for health reasons in April 1864. He was the grandson of Revolutionary War General Andrew Porter, first cousin of the mother of Mary Todd Lincoln, and cousin of Brigadier General Horace Porter, Medal of Honor recipient and personal secretary to Ulysses S. Grant during the war and his Presidency.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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BRIGADIER GENERAL U.S.A.
BORN IN LANCASTER PA
DIED IN PARIS
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