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ADMIRAL DAVID DIXON PORTER. BORN IN 1813; DIED IN 1891.
Chester, Pennsylvania, is the birthplace of Admiral Porter. He entered the United States Navy as midshipman in 1829, serving in the Mediterranean and Brazilian waters and throughout the Mexican War. In the Civil War he was commander of a fleet first in the Western waters and afterwards in the North Atlantic. His great exploits were aiding Farragut to capture New Orleans, running the batteries at Vicksburg, and the capture of Fort Fisher in January, 1865. He received four votes of thanks from Congress during the War. In 1866 he was appointed vice-admiral, and in 1870 Admiral of the Navy. He wrote several volumes.
thing that he thought he had better not do. But he was entirely devoted to his duty, with the clearest judgment, and perfectly fearless. Without him Grant would not have been the same man. Rawlins was essentially a good man, though he was one of the most profane men I ever knew; there was no guile in him—he was as upright and as genuine a character as I ever came across.
Wilson I had first met at Milliken's Bend, where he was serving as chief topographical engineer and assistant inspector-general of the Army of the Tennessee. He was a brilliant man intellectually, highly educated, and thoroughly companionable. We became warm friends at once, and were together a great deal throughout the war. Rarely did Wilson go out on a specially interesting tour
