Born into a distinguished military family, Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was educated at West Point and breveted for bravery in the war with Mexico.
His devotion to the Union cause seemed unquestionable unti.
Porter and his troops fought heroically and well at Gaines\'s Mill and Malvern Hill.
McClellan, who chose him to command the Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
Already a well-respected officer at the outset of the Civil War, as a general in the Union army he became a favorite of George B.
Born into a distinguished military family, Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was educated at West Point and breveted for bravery in the war with Mexico