Andrew Porter
Military Person
1820 – 1872
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Who was Andrew Porter?
Andrew Porter was an American army officer who was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was an important staff officer under George B. McClellan during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, serving as the Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potomac.
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1820
Lancaster - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Jan 3, 1872
Paris - Resting place
- Elmwood Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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