United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Horace Porter
1837 – 1921
Horace Porter served the U.S. Army. Horace was 84 years old.
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
20 September 1863 · At Chickamauga, Ga. · Captain, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army.
While acting as a volunteer aide, at a critical moment when the lines were broken, rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
While acting as a volunteer aide, at a critical moment when the lines were broken, rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.
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