Fitz-John Porter

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2015-11-28 19:36
Text: 
The Reivers
Character Key: 
Fitz-Hugh Porter
Display Name: 
Fitz-John Porter
Sort Name: 
Porter, Fitz-John
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Armed Forces
Specific Job: 
Union General
First Mentioned: 
Parsham: Colonel Linscomb's Plantation in The Reivers (Location)
Date of Birth: 
Saturday, August 31, 1822
Origin: 
New Hampshire
Biography: 

Porter was a career Army officer who led a Union division at Gaine's Mill, Virginia, during the Civil War.

Ontological Status: 
Historical/Real
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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