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A, 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant William Sharpe Barnes, F Company, 4th North Carolina Infantry Jesse Sharpe Barnes, later captain of Co. F, 4th North Carolina Infantry The 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment was a Confederate States Army regiment during the American Civil War , active from 1861 until the war's end in April 1865.
On July 17, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Porter for appointment as brevet brigadier general, to rank from March 13, 1866, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment on July 23, 1866. [9] From July 25, 1866, to March 4, 1869, Porter was aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant with the grade of colonel in the regular army. [3]
The 4th North Carolina Regiment was authorized on January 16, 1776 and established on April 15, 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina for service with the Continental Army Southern Department under the command of Thomas Polk. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston.
Pine Hall, also known as Anderson-Hanes House, is a historic plantation house located at Pine Hall, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1859, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival-style brick dwelling. The front facade features a one-story portico with a hip roof and paired heavy Doric order pillars.
Porter Houses and Armstrong Kitchen is a set of two historic homes and a kitchen building located near Whitakers, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The first Porter dwelling dates to the last quarter of the 18th century, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story frame dwelling with a gambrel roof. It was restored in 1994.
Russell Williams Porter (December 13, 1871 – February 22, 1949) was an American artist, engineer, architect, amateur astronomer, and Arctic explorer. [1] He was a pioneer in the field of “cutaway illustration" [ 2 ] and is sometimes referred to as the "founder [ 3 ] [ 4 ] of amateur telescope making ."
William Henry Porter (January 8, 1861 – November 30, 1926) [1] was a prominent banker in New York City. Porter became president of Chemical National Bank in 1903 and was one of the founders and directors of the Bankers Trust Company of New York.
Gayle Porter Hoskins (July 20, 1887 – January 14, 1962) was an American illustrator. Hoskins began his training at the Chicago Art Institute and later studied under Howard Pyle in Wilmington, Delaware .