| LC control no. | n 85386451 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 |
| Variant(s) | Porter, FitzJohn, 1822-1901 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Morristown (N.J.) |
| Birth date | 1822-08-31 |
| Death date | 1901-05-21 |
| Place of birth | Portsmouth (N.H.) |
| Place of death | Morristown (N.J.) |
| Profession or occupation | Generals |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for McClellan, G.B. Papers, 1860-1878 (Fitz-John Porter) WWWA, 1897-1942 (Porter, Fitz-John; b. 1822; d. 1901; maj. gen. vols. and col. U.S.A.; grad. West Point, 1845; served in Mexican war; cashiered from army Jan. 21, 1863 for alleged violation of articles of War, later cleared; supt. of mining operations in Colo., 1864-65; merchant, New York, 1865-71; supt. in erection of N.J. St. Asylum for the Insane, Morristown, 1872-75; commr. public works, New York, 1875-76; asst. receiver Central R.R. of N.J., 1877-82; police commr., N.Y., 1884-88; fire commr., 1888-89; merchant, 1889-93; cashier postoffice, N.Y., 1893-97; home Morristown, N.J.) Honorable Mongomery Blair ... 1874: title page (Maj.-Gen. Fitz John Porter) Wikipedia, December 17, 2013 (Fitz John Porter; sometimes spelled: FitzJohn Porter or Fitz-John Porter; born August 31, 1822 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died May 21, 1901 in Morristown, New Jersey; US Army officer and Union general during the Civil War; famous for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his subsequent court martial) |
| Associated language | eng |
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