In what is considered an accurate
depiction by artist Tom Lovell of
the surrender of the Army of
Northern Virginia at Appomattox,
Virginia, Horace Porter stands
immediately to General Grant’s right.Few Union men saw more of
the war or its principal
commanders than Medal of
Honor awardee Horace Porter.
By Richard H. Owens, Ph.D.
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