David Dixon Porter
David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Navy admiral. Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.
| David Dixon Porter | |
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 Porter in the 1860s, during the American Civil War | |
| Born | June 8, 1813 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1891 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  Mexico United States of America
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| Service/branch | Mexican Navy United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1825–1828 (Mexico) 1829–1891 (US) |
| Rank | Midshipman (Mexico) Admiral (US) |
| Commands held | Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Inspection |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
| Other work | Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885) |
| Signature | File:David Dixon Porter signature.svg |
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He died at the age of 77 on the morning of February 13, 1891 of a heart attack.[1]
Porter is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
David Dixon Porter Media
~ David Farragut ~ David Dixon Porter ~ Issue of 1937 
Perry and Porter attacked and took San Juan Bautista (now Villahermosa) in the Second Battle of Tabasco.
Porter, on the right, in 1860. The other officers are Sidney Smith Lee and Samuel F. Du Pont.
- Admiral David Dixon Porter - DPLA - 07fd70011f7842d02c970d78ac987861 (page 1).jpg
Admiral David Dixon Porter, ca. 1859–1870; from the Carte de Visite Collection of the Boston Public Library
- Timothy H. O'Sullivan - Admiral David Dixon Porter on the Deck of His Flagship the "Malvern" After the Victory at Ft. Fisher... - Google Art Project - Original.jpg
Porter aboard the USS Malvern after the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.
- Abraham Lincoln Entering Richmond (April 1865).jpg
An engraving showing U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on foot touring the city of Richmond with Porter in April 1865
Porter's grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Porter and staff, December 1864
References
- ↑ West, Second Admiral, pp. 335–345.
- ↑ "David Dixon Porter". National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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