The New York herald., 1921-05-30

willie. He then went 10. the Lawrence
Scientific School at Harvard to fit him
self to compete for an appointment to
West Point and won 1t.
Brave Deeds In CivH War.
He was graduated from the military
academy in July, 1861. and in October
began his active service in the war as
| a First Lieutenant in Gen. Sherman's
! expedition against Port Royal. He was
chief OF ordnance in the attack on Fort
I Pulaski and did his work so we'll that he
was brevetted Captain and later made
chief of ordnance for the armies of the
| Potomac. Ohio and Cumberland. At
the battle of Chickamauga, where the
/ Union lines were broken. Capt Porter
distinguished himself by his bravery in
stemming the rout OF the troops, for
which he was rewarded with the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor.
Capt. Porter first met Gen. Grant at
Chattanooga on October %, 1863. when
Grant had just arrived at headquarters
selected because of his Western vic
tories as the one man who could extri-
cate the Union armies from their pre-
dicament.
Soon after Gen. Grant took command
at Chattanooga Capt. Porter was or
dered from Washington to report at the
War Department for duty in the ordi-
nance bureau. Grant did not want to
lose him, but for the time being Capt.
Porter had to go to Washington, and
there he witnessed the famous meeting
/ between Lincoln and Grant, when, as the
latter said, both knew that it is time
to abandon the path OF ambition when
1t becomes so narrow that two cannot
walk IL abreast" Grant was appointed
to command all the Union armies and
he secured the appointment Of Porter to
his staff with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel on April 81, 1864.
At Lees Surrender.
He was with Grant almost constantly
from that time. during the battles of the
Wilderness and in the encircling move
ment which finally drove Lee to sur
render. He possessed his commanders
confidence 70 such an extent and was so
familiar with his ways of thinking and
planning to meet emergencies that Gen.
Grant selected him to go to Sherman at
Atlanta and explain to him the Com
mander in Chiefs plans for Sherman's
campaign. Grant felt that Porter could
answer any questions which might oc-
cur to Sherman in a way that Grant
himself would have answered them. 1t
was soon after this that Porter was
brevetted a Colonel and Brigadier-Gen-
eraI in the Regular Army.
When President and Mrs. Lincoln and
Mrs. Grant reviewed the Army of the
James Gen. Porter was selected by Gen.
Grant to escort Mrs. Grant and Mrs.
Lincoln, while Grant himself rode with
the President. Through the succeeding
battles that led up to Appomsttox Porter
continued to be OF great value to his
commander.
When Lee finally cspitulated Gen.
| Porter was one Of the party which met
/ the Confederate General and his stan
and heard the discussion between Grant
and Lee resulting in the drawing up OF
! terms OF surrender.
He was with Grant at the famous
two day review of the Grand Army
1 In Washington. and for time In 1856
served as Assistant Secretary OF War
When Grant became President in 1862
| Gen. Porter was chosen by him az ex-
ecutive secretary, a post In which he
served with all the diligence and loyalty
he had given to his former commander
| in the field II was while he was In
| this position that George w. Pullman.
then building up his large car con-
struction business. went to Grant and
/ asked him IL he lcnew OF young man.
able. tnctfuI and of large executive
ability who could lift some OF the bur-
1 dens of business from Pullmans
shoulders.
II know Just the man" said Presi-
( dent Grant. "He Is ten. Porter. my
/ secretary. but you can't have him, for
need him myself"
/ In 1873. however at the conclusion OF
/ Grants term. Gen. Porter was asked
/ by George w Pullman 70 become vice
/ president OF the Pullman Company. lie
/ did 80 and remained with the company for
/ twenty years. He was one Of the build
ers and first president OF tho New York,
West shore and Buffalo Railroad Com
pany and president of the st. LOUIS
and San Francisco Railway Company.
and one or the finance committee who
i pushed the construction OF the Metro
| politan Elevated Railroad IN New York
Gen. Porter soon became one or the
/ best known figures In New York. He
was three times president Of the Union
4 League Club. In Gen. Grants last III
/ ness his former aid was with him
4 much Of tho time, and con.forted him
by his talk OF their former DAYS to-
| gether in the field and when Grant
finally died Gen. Porter delivered IN
tho Union League Club one OF the most
touching and eloquent speeches he
ever made When the Grant monument
was building IL seemed doomed for n
time BY lack Of funds and Gen. Porter
turned his hand 70 getting the needed
money. lie raised $4,000 IN sixty days
BY private subscription. At the dedi-
cation he was the orator Of the day
Ambassador 60 France.
when in McKinleys first campaign
the sound money slogan was lifted to
offset Mr. Bryan's theories. Cen. Por.
Ter organized one or the greatest
| parades Tie city Has ever seen. The
Sound money parade" After McKin.