Life span: 07/10/1820 to 01/03/1872TabsLife SummaryFull name: Andrew PorterPlace of Birth: Lancaster, PABurial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MIBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1Family: George Bryan Porter (father), David Rittenhouse Porter (uncle), Margaret Falconer Biddle (wife), John Biddle Porter (son), Mary Todd Lincoln (second cousin)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 07/21/1861 07/22/1861 The first pitched battle of the war between armies results in a Union disaster at Bull Run Documents Addressee Docs Date Title 12/19/1861 Secretary William H. Seward to General Andrew Porter, Arrest Order for George Wallace Jones, December 19, 1861 Images Andrew Porter Andrew Porter, detail Bibliography