Major General Fitz John Porter Statue

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Portsmouth, NH 03801
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The equestrian statue of Major General Fitz John Porter is a significant landmark located in Haven Park, Portsmouth, NH, near his birthplace, the Matthew Livermore House. Commissioned by the estate of R. H. Eddy and sculpted by James E. Kelly, the statue honors Porter's legacy as a Union general during the American Civil War and his eventual exoneration from unjust charges of misconduct.

Porter's military career included distinguished service in the Mexican-American War and as commander of the V Corps during the Civil War. Despite facing a contentious court martial and being labeled a coward, he was vindicated posthumously, with his full exoneration acknowledged by President Grover Cleveland in 1886, and his achievements celebrated by the local community.

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A horse's tale (or tail).
9/5/2022

This is a beautiful bronze statue of Civil War hero Major General Porter in a park that not many tou...

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