Edward L. Porter
PhotographerPhotographed by
Daniel Bendann
American, 1835 - 1914
Date1862-1863
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/8in. (8.7 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/8in. (8.7 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 13/16 x 2 3/8in. (9.7 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/8in. (8.7 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 13/16 x 2 3/8in. (9.7 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionPortrait of a man in a military uniform. He is standing beside a chair with his left hand on his waist. He is holding his sword in his right hand. He has a gostee and possibly a mustache. Drapery is in the background.
Object number2012.233.81
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in black ink, "Adjutant Porter, 18th C.V."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Edward Porter was from Middletown, Connecticut. He enlisted on April 20, 1861 and was mustered in to the Second Regiment Infantry, Company A as a Sergeant on May 7, 1861. He was mustered out on August 7, 1861. By August 1862 he was living in New London. He re-enlisted on August 4, 1862 and was mustered in to the Eighteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer as an Adjutant on August 22, 1862. He was promoted to Captain of Company F on May 20, 1863. He was killed on June 15, 1863 in Winchester, Virginia. (Ruocco, 04/24/12)
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