Admiral David D. Porter
Born: June 8, 1813
Chester, Pennsylvania
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Died: February 13, 1861
Washington, D.C.
Midshipman: February 2, 1829
Passed Midshipman: July 3, 1835
Lieutenant: February 27, 1841
Commander: April 22, 1861
Acting Rear Admiral: Circa Late 1862
Rear Admiral: July 4, 1863
Vice Admiral: July 25, 1866
Admiral: August 15, 1870
Age 10: Began naval service as a midshipman on the frigate USS John Adams
July 3, 1835: Passed Midshipman
February 27, 1841: Lieutentant
March 9-27, 1847: Siege of Vera Cruz
April 1861: Part of the plan to hold Fort Pickens near Pensacola, Florida, but this disrupted the relief of Fort Sumter
April 21, 1861: Commander
April 25, 1862: Capture of New Orleans - commanded the independent flotilla of mortar boats
Circa Late 1862: Acting Rear Admiral
Summer 1862: Siege of Vicksburg
July 4, 1863: Rear Admiral
10 Mar - 22 May, 1864: Red River Campaign
Late 1864: Transferred to the Atlantic Coast
January 1865: North Atlantic Blockading Squadron - 2nd Battle of Fort Fishere
As Superintendent of the Naval Academy, raised the standards of the U.S. Navy
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 661
David Dixon Porter. 18 November 2025. web. 4 December 2025
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