Major General Massachusetts National Guard. Porter was a graduate of Harvard College and was reputed to have been the first Harvard graduate to enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was appointed a lieutenant and served in the Massachusetts Volunteers in 1861. In 1865 he commanded the National Guard's twenty-second regiment with the rank of major. He was later promoted to Colonel and in 1869 promoted to major general and finally adjutant general in 1886.
Major General Massachusetts National Guard. Porter was a graduate of Harvard College and was reputed to have been the first Harvard graduate to enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was appointed a lieutenant and served in the Massachusetts Volunteers in 1861. In 1865 he commanded the National Guard's twenty-second regiment with the rank of major. He was later promoted to Colonel and in 1869 promoted to major general and finally adjutant general in 1886.
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Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915
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Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-1927
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Massachusetts: Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mt. Auburn Cemetery
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