Admiral David Dixon Porter photograph   Save
Sherman Family Photographs
Description: Carte de visite photograph of Admiral David Dixon Porter, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. David Dixon Porter was born on June 8, 1813, in Chester, Pennsylvania. He began his naval service at age 10 as a midshipman under the command of Commander David Porter, his father. He served in the United States Navy in the American Civil War. He died in Washington D. C., on February 13. 1891 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04346
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; U.S. Navy; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers
Places: Sherman Family Photographs