Horace Porter-West Long Branch, NJ
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 17.064 W 074° 01.014
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Chickamauga, GA on September 20, 1863. He is buried in West Long Branch Cemetery, West Long Branch, NJ in Section C, Lot 44.
Waymark Code: WM106FT
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2019
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He was born on April 15, 1837 in Huntington, PA and died on May 29, 1921 in Manhattan, NY. He attained the rank of Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army. He was in attendance at the surrender with General Grant and General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse, VA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: PORTER, HORACE
• Rank and organization: Captain, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army
• Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September 1863
• Entered service at: Harrisburgh, Pa.
• Date of issue: 8 July 1902
Citation: While acting as a volunteer aide, at a critical moment when the lines were broken, rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
Armed Service: Army
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