U.S. ARMY
HORACE PORTER
RANK: CAPTAIN
CONFLICT/ERA: U.S. CIVIL WAR
UNIT/COMMAND: ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, U.S. ARMY
MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. ARMY
MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: September 20, 1863
MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: Chickamauga, Georgia
CITATION:
While acting as a volunteer aide, at a critical moment when the lines were broken, rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY: NO
BORN: April 15, 1837, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
DIED: May 29, 1921, New York, New York
