Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
John Martin Porter
1834–unknown
Confederate Service Record
6’2", sallow complexion, dark hair, grey eyes; enlisted 25 April 1861; 27 years old; captured 31 May 1862 Hanover Courthouse; Fort Delaware 9 June 1862; captured 3 May 1863 Warrenton Junction; Old Capitol Prison; exchanged 10 May 1863; wounded 1864 Winchester; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester.
John Martin Porter N E M V T K Y Photo: Born: Around 1834 if 27 years old in 1861.[3175] Married: Died: Obituary: Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Who remembers that the Virginia Militia law was still in force after the war?”[3176] See Stories Chapter. CSR: 6’2”, sallow complexion, dark hair, grey eyes; enlisted 25 April 1861; 27 years old; captured 31 May 1862 Hanover Courthouse; Fort Delaware 9 June 1862; captured 3 May 1863 Warrenton Junction; Old Capitol Prison; exchanged 10 May 1863; wounded 1864 Winchester; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester. Additional Information: Exchanged August 5, 1862. Wounded at Winchester, 1864. Resides near Warrenton.[3177]
This entry contains 3 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.
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Source Rosters
- N Swearing-in Roll (10 May 1861)
- E Confederate Election Poll (6 Nov 1861)
- M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
- V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
- T Tracing Roll
- K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
- Y Nanzig Register
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Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.