Henry Martyn Porter (April 25, 1835 – February 6, 1907) was an
American Civil War
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Union Army
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Officer who served as a
colonel
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and commander of the
7th Vermont Infantry
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. He graduated in 1857 from
Middlebury College
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in
Middlebury, Vermont
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History
One of ...
.
[Chi Psi, p. 116] He then became a
teacher
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; first in
Sutherland Falls, Vermont in 1857, then in
Rupert, Vermont
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, from 1858 to 1859, then in
New York City
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, also in 1859.
[Chi Psi, p. 115] He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1861 as a
private
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in the
New York National Guard
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.
[Boyce, p. 110] He later became a
captain
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with the Vermont Infantry and achieved the rank of colonel.
From 1863 to 1864, he was the
provost marshal
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for the city of
.
[ He served for five years until 1865.][Michigan, p. 286]
After his military career, he headed a department for the American Bank Note Company for over 22 years.[ he was a member of the Loyal Legion, Lotus Club, Lawyer's Club, and the Union League Club.][ He died at the age of 71, and is interred at West Cemetery in Middlebury, Vermont.]
References
;General
*Boyce, Thomas Emerson (1890). "Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont". The Register Co. ASIN B002FQR7WQ.
*Chi Psi, Chi Psi (1902). "The Sixth Decennial Catalogue". Harvard University.
*University of Michigan (1901). "Companions of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States". L. R. Hamersly Co.
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External links
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1835 births
1907 deaths
People of Vermont in the American Civil War
Union Army colonels
Middlebury College alumni