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188…………(Born N.
Y.)
Giles Porter
(Ap’d N. Y.)………………9
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military ACADEMY, July 6, 1814, to July 24, 1818,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., Corps of
Artillery, July 24, 1818.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1818-23, -- Ft. Independence,
(Second Lieut., 1st
Artillery, in Re-organization of Army, June 1, 1821)
(First Lieut., 1st
Artillery, Feb. 1, 1823)
Mas., 1824, -- Ft. Monroe,
Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1824-25, -- Ft. Preble, Me., 1825-27,
-- Bellona Arsenal, Va., 1828, -- Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for
Practice), 1829-30, -- Bellona Arsenal, Va., 1831-33, -- Ft. Monroe, Va.,
1833, -- Ft. Mitchell, Ala.,
(Bvt. Captain, Feb. 1,
1833, for Faithful Service Ten Years in One Grade)
1833-34, -- and Charleston
harbor, S. C., 1834-36; in the Florida War
(Captain, 1st
Artillery, Sep. 30, 1833)
against the Seminole
Indians, 1836, 1836-37, 1837-38, being engaged in the Skirmish of Okihumphy
Swamp, Mar. 30, 1836, -- and Battle of Wahoo Swamp, Nov. 21, 1836; in
Cherokee Nation, 1838, while transferring the Indians to the West; on the
Northern Frontier during Canada Border Disturbances, at Swanton, Vt.,
1838-39, -- and Rouse’s Point, N. Y., 1839-40; on Maine Frontier, at
Houlton, Me., 1840, pending the “Disputed Territory” Controversy; in
garrison at Ft. Preble, Me., 1840-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, at
St. Josephs Island, 1845-46, -- Ft. Polk, 1846, -- and Brazos Island,
1846-47; in garrison at New Orleans Barracks, La., 1849; in command of
Artillery Battalion in Texas,
(Major, 4th
Artillery, Feb. 16, 1847)
1849-51; in garrison at
Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1851-52, -- and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1853; in command
of Artillery Battalion in Texas, 1853-56; in arrest, suspended, etc.,
1856-60; in garrison at New York harbor, 1860; sick at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan., 1860-61; and on leave of absence, 1861.
Retired from Active
Service, Sep. 3, 1861, on his Own Application,
After More Than Forty
Consecutive Years of Service.
Died, May 31, 1878, at
Albany, N. Y.: Aged 79.
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