Birth
James M. Porter was born 24 Apr. 1840, Broome, Schoharie, NY son of William Porter, Jr. and Almina Thornington.
Marriage & Children
James married 8 Mar. 1860 Nancy Jane Chicester, b. 1844 dau. of John. She died after 1 June 1880. They had two children:[1]
- Cassius M. b. ca. 1870
- Harry J. b. ca. 1873
James married 1881 at the Parrot House in Schoharie, Matilda Wainwright, born 20 Apr. 1851, Cobleskill dau. of Jonas and Jeanette Wainwright. They had one son:
- Robert James Porter b. Dec. 1884
In 1890 James M. Porter was on the special census of Civil War Veterans, living in Potters Hollow, Rensselaeville, Albany, NY. In 1900 James and Matilda were again living in Broome, Schoharie.
Military Service
| Residence: | Rensselaerville |
| Enlistment Date: | 24 Nov 1863, age 23 |
| Enlistment Place: | NY City |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company H |
| Transfer Date: | 2 Jan 1864 |
| Transferred to: | Company F |
| Wounded in Action on: | 16 Jun 1864 |
| Wounded at: | Petersburg, VA |
| Transfer Date: | 30 Jun 1865 |
| Transferred to: | Company D |
| Muster Out Date: | 1 Aug 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Fort Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Was injured in left testicle while ..ilding .... ..... at Cold Harbor, Va. Was 5 months and 8 days in Andersonville Prison, ....... Rheumatism was ......[2]
Born in Schoharie Co., NY, Age 23, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.[3] |
| Sources Used:Ancestry.com, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898 |
Death
James died 19 Jun 1917 Broome, Schoharie. He was buried 21 June 1917 in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Livingstonville. Matilda Wainwright Porter died 17 March 1934 and was buried 20 March 1934 beside her husband.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Civil War Pension Index
Sources
Sources for this biography other than the military came from various sites on the Internet that were gathered and posted on the Berne Historical Project site BerneHistory.org.
