Life span: 08/21/1822 to 05/21/1901TabsLife SummaryFull name: Fitz John PorterPlace of Birth: Portsmouth, NHBurial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateEducation: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: Police CommissionerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderGovernment: Local governmentMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/01/1862 05/01/1862 In Virginia, Union artillery outside Yorktown delivers a preliminary barrage on Confederate defenses 05/31/1862 06/01/1862 Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond 06/27/1862 06/27/1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill Documents Images Fitz John Porter Fitz John Porter, detail Staff of General Fitz-John Porter, May 20, 1862, zoomable group image Bibliography