Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12

Nebraska Society, Omaha, Neb.; William
w. Bailey. president New Hampshire So
ciety, Concord. n. H.; John Whitehead,
president New Jersey Society, Norris
town, N. j.; Chauncey NJ. Depew, presi-
dent, New York Society. New York city;
L. b. Wing, president Ohio Society, Ne
wark. o.; Colonel T. M. Anderson,
president Oregon and Washington So
clety, Vancouver Barracks, Wash; VIII
liam A. Heron, president Pennsylvania
Society. Pittsburg. Pa: Edward Field,
president Rhode Island Society, Provi-
dence. r. l.; Zophar NJ Mansur, president
Vermont Society, Island Pond. VT; WI
liam Writ Henry. president Virginia So
ciety, Richmond, Va; Don J. White
more, president Wisconsin Society, Mil
waukee. Wis; General William II. Pen
rose. United States army. president Utah
Society, Fort Douglass, Utah.
THE GENERAL
General Horace Porter, the President
General OF the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. is distinguished solder
a brilliant orator, an organizer, writer
Of great power, and man OF AFFAIRS.
He was born In Huntington. Pa, on Au-
gust Is. 1887. His father. the Hon. David
r. Porter. was a State senator, and was
elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1885,
received en- elementary education In
Lawrenceville, n. j.. and was entered
at the Scientific Department OF Harvard
University In 1854 He entered West
Point Academy In 1855, and graduated In
1850 as third In a class Of forty-one. When
the war OF the rebellion broke out he
was serving in the Department OF the
East, and was sent as bearer OF dis
patches to the national capital.
FOUGHT UNDER SHERMAN.
In october OF 1861 he was assigned to
On expedition under Sherman and Dupont
against Port Royal, and almost immedi-
ately promoted to q first lieutenantcy
He had command OF the siege batteries
at the capture OF Fort Pulaski. and was
breyetted a captain for his services there
He was slightly wounded at Secession
VILE, S. c., June l6 1862, and on July "a,
OF the same year, was appointed CHER
OF ordnance of the Army OF the Potomac
under General Mcclellan, with whom he
remained until after the battle OF An
tietam. when he was transferred with
ike position TO the Army OF the ONO,
and subsequently 20 the Army OF the
Cumberland. upon which he received his
appointment as captain OF general stan
duty on the field, in which position he
served during the operations on the rem
nessee river He was engaged In the
desperate battle Of Chickaniauga, and
distinguished himself brilliantly.
He was serving on the stan OF General
Thomas at Chattanooga when he nrst
met General Grant, with whom he was
Afterwards associated until the death OF
the Union commander When Grant
came over from vicksburs. Captain Per-
ter accompanied him on his hrst recon.
noissance Grant was greatly pleased
win the young staff officer. When
Grant was appointed ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF al the Union forces In the neid ne
n,.as Porter an aide-de-camp on his star.
with The rank OF Northumberland
fApr.l /. 1880. In this capacity he served
h the battle OF the Wilderness. For
aellant ana meritorious conduct In this
battle he Was made major In the regular
army. His rush through the lines 10
company with General 0rant sfter hs