Col. Peter A. Porter | |
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Member of the New York Assembly for Niagara County | |
In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Oliver P. Scovell |
Succeeded by | William Morgan |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Augustus Porter July 14, 1827 Black Rock, New York, US |
Died | June 3, 1864 Cold Harbor, Virginia, US | (aged 36)
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery Niagara Falls, New York |
Political party | War Democrat |
Spouses | Mary Cabell Breckinridge
(m. 1852; died 1854)Josephine Matilda Morris
(m. 1859) |
Relations | See Breckinridge family |
Children | 3, including Peter |
Parent(s) | Peter Buell Porter Letitia Breckinridge |
Alma mater | Harvard College Harvard Law School |
Profession | Lawyer, politician, soldier |
Military service | |
Branch/service | 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment |
Years of service | 1862–1864 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | U.S. Civil War • Battle of Spotsylvania • Battle of Cold Harbor |
Peter Augustus Porter (July 14, 1827 – June 3, 1864) was a lawyer, politician, and member of the Breckinridge family and a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He died in the Battle of Cold Harbor.[1]