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David Dixon Porter

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United States Navy admiral (1813-1891)

United StatesWritersLived 1813 to 1891 · aged 77
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S. Navy. S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.

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~ David Farragut ~ David Dixon Porter ~Issue of 1937~ David Farragut ~ David Dixon Porter ~Issue of 1937Perry and Porter attacked and took San Juan Bautista (now Villahermosa) in the Second Battle of Tabasco.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.Porter, on the right, in 1860. The other officers are Sidney Smith Lee and Samuel F. Du Pont.Porter and George Gordon MeadePorter and George Gordon MeadeAdmiral David Dixon Porter, ca. 1859-1870; from the Carte de Visite Collection of the Boston Public LibraryAdmiral David Dixon Porter, ca. 1859-1870; from the Carte de Visite Collection of the Boston Public LibraryPorter aboard the USS Malvern after the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.Porter aboard the USS Malvern after the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.The Peacemakers 1868 Painting, featuring, from left to right: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, LTG Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter aboard the River Queen in March 1865. Around a month before Porter's Tour of RichmondThe Peacemakers 1868 Painting, featuring, from left to right: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, LTG Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter aboard the River Queen in March 1865. Around a month before Porter's Tour of Richmond

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David Dixon Porter was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. Farragut, Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.

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Lived 1813 to 1891 · aged 77
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