Andrew Porter (Civil War general)

Andrew Porter
Born(1820-07-10)July 10, 1820
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 3, 1872(1872-01-03) (aged 51)
Paris, France
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1846–1864
Rank Brigadier General
CommandsProvost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac
Battles / warsMexican–American War
American Civil War:
 • First Battle of Bull Run
 • Peninsula Campaign
Spouse(s)Margaretta Falconer Biddle

Andrew Porter (July 10, 1820 – January 3, 1872) 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Andrew Porter | Biographies". www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.