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David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) 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 ...
El almirante David Dixon Porter ( Chester, Pensilvania, 8 de junio de 1813 - Washington D. C., 13 de febrero de 1891) fue uno de los primeros oficiales navales estadounidenses en llegar al grado de almirante; antes de la guerra civil estadounidense, ningún oficial había sostenido un grado más alto que el de comodoro, pues un almirante, como se c...
David Dixon Porter was a U.S. naval officer who held important Union commands in the American Civil War (1861–65). The son of Commodore David Porter, David Dixon Porter served in the Mexican War (1846–48). Promoted to commander early in the American Civil War, he participated in Union expeditions.
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When the Civil War began in 1861, David Dixon Porter took command of the Powhatan in an abortive attempt to relieve Fort Pickens, Florida, and soon joined the Union's naval forces in the blockade of the Southern port cities.
Digital ID # cph.3c13173. The maritime adventures of David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) began at the age of ten when he sailed to the West Indies with his father, Commodore David Porter. Controversy surrounded David Dixon Porter at the beginning of the Civil War.
6 de mar. de 2017 · Admiral David Dixon Porter was a key Union naval commander during the Civil War who commanded Union naval forces on the Mississippi River and later led forces in the Atlantic.
Quick Facts. David Dixon Porter was a Mexican-American War veteran and U.S. Navy officer who distinguished himself in a number of actions in the Civil War.
