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Horace Porter

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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general (1837-1921)

United StatesWritersLived 1837 to 1921 · aged 84
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Horace C. Porter was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. S.

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Porter as a cadet at West PointPorter as a cadet at West PointPullman's Palace Car Co. stock certificate signed by Porter in 1884.Pullman's Palace Car Co. stock certificate signed by Porter in 1884.

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Medal of Honor

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Horace C. Porter was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, personal secretary to General and President Ulysses S. Grant. He also was secretary to General William T. Sherman, vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company and U.S. Ambassador to France from 1897 to 1905.

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Lived 1837 to 1921 · aged 84
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