Civil War Admiral David Porter Antique Steel Engraving

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Item Description: <p style="border-style: groove; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" align="center"><font size="6">Civil War Admiral David Porter Antique Steel Engraving</font></p><table border="3" width="979"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="366"><b><font size="3">SUBJECT/TOPIC:</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="593"><b><i><font face="Edwardian Script ITC" size="6">David D. Porter - </font><font face="Copperplate Gothic Bold" size="4">Portrait</font></i></b></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="366"><b><font size="3">PUBLISHED DATE</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="593"><font size="4">1888   +119 years old</font></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="12" width="366"><b><font size="3">ENGRAVED BY</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="12" width="593"><font size="4">Girsch from work by Bell</font></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="12" width="366"><b><font size="3">SOURCE</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="12" width="593"><b><i><font size="4">Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography</font></i></b></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="2" width="366"><b><font size="3">NOTES</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="2" width="593"><font size="4">Blank on reverse.  </font> <p>David Dixon Porter was born at Chester, Pennsylvania, on 8 June 1813, the son of <a href="http://history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-p/d-portr.htm">Commodore David Porter (1780-1843)</a>. His naval career began as a midshipman in 1829, and included service in the peacetime cruising Navy, the Mexican War and the U.S. Civil War.</p><p>The latter conflict saw him rapidly rise from the rank of Lieutenant to Rear Admiral. In 1862, he was in charge of the Mortar Flotilla during the campaign to capture New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River. He took command of the Mississippi Squadron in October 1862 and led it through the active phase of the Western Rivers campaigns. Rear Admiral Porter spent the last several months of the Civil War in command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.</p><p>Following the War, Porter was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1866 and served as Superintendant of the Naval Academy. He became the Navy's senior officer, with the rank of Admiral in 1870, and remained an influential figure in naval affairs until his death on 13 February 1891.</p><p>Five U.S. Navy ships have been named in honor of David Dixon Porter and his father, Commodore David Porter, including: <a href="http://history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/tb6.htm"><i>Porter</i> (TB-6)</a>, <a href="http://history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd59.htm"><i>Porter</i> (DD-59)</a>, <a href="http://history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd356.htm"><i>Porter</i> (DD-356)</a>, <i>Porter</i> (DD-800) and <i>Porter</i> (DDG-78).</p></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="2" width="366"><b><font size="3">IMAGE SIZE: approx</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="2" width="593"><font size="4">3  x 4 INCHES</font></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="366"><b><font size="3">PRINT (PAGE) SIZE: approx</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" width="593"><font size="4">5 1/2 X 8 1/2 INCHES</font></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="56" width="366"><b><font size="3">CONDITION</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="56" width="593"><font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Excellent.  Image area is very clean.</font></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="116" width="366"><b><font size="3">TYPE INFO</font></b></td><td style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 153);" height="116" width="593"><p><font size="5">Steel engraving.</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="border-style: groove; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" align="center"><img src="http://cerash.ipower.com//cerash/porter.jpg" border="0" height="750" width="500"></p><p style="border-style: groove; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);" align="center"><font color="#ffff00" size="5">PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS/EBAY STORE ITEMS </font></p><div align="center"><br><center><table border="1" width="25%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#ffff00" width="100%"><p><font size="4"><b><a href="http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=1439223&ssPageName=L2">PRESS HERE TO VISIT MY STORE</a></b></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></center></div><p style="border-style: groove; background-color: rgb(0, 255, 255);"><b><font color="#0000ff" size="5">Condition</font><font size="4">:</font></b><font size="3"> </font><font size="5"><b>  See photo.</b></font></p><p style="border-style: groove; background-color: rgb(0, 255, 255);"><font size="5"><b><font color="#0000ff">International buyers</font> are responsible for all import fees and taxes. </b></font></p><p style="border-style: groove;"><b><font size="5"><font color="#0000ff">Shipping costs:</font> </font><font size="4"> Shipping costs on this item are <font color="#ff0000">$3.00.</font>  My shipping costs are calculated on three factors - getting your item to you as quickly as possible, as cost effectively as possible, and as safely as possible.  I pride myself in providing optimal protection.  I use First Class or Priority Mail on most small items; Parcel Post on larger items; and Media Mail on books and magazines. 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Civil War Admiral David Porter Antique Steel Engraving

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Thursday, March 18th 2010.

Civil War Admiral David Porter Antique Steel Engraving

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