31Lived in the home of Isaac Nelson, Jr. during the 1860 census - listed as laborer

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184LONGS TO RETURN
VETERAN WHO WORE THE GRAY WIL VISIT OLD SCENES

Tipton County Man Who Fought Under Jackson's Banner

The big gathering of veterans that will be held at Gettysburg July 2, 3, and 4 is going to attract a great many people from the stat of Indiana and there will be a great number of them because the Indiana legislature appropriated money to defray the expenses of every Indiana soldier who fought on either side of that historic struggle. One of the mean who will make this trip is I. V. Porter, of Goldsmith.
He is a veteran who fought in the ranks and was under the banner of Jackson, the man who indomitable courage gave to him the soubriquet of "Stonewall". Mr. Porter fought through the greater portion of the war and during most of this time he was defending precincts that were dear to him, one of the fierce battles in which he engaged being that of Franklin, Va., the county seat of his native county.
Mr. Porter was born in Pendleton county, West Va., July 18, 1839. His father was George L. Porter, born in the same county, the first Porter coming from Ireland when only sixteen years of age and locating in Virginia. The parental grandfather carried a flint lock on the war of 1812.
Mr. Porter's mother was Sarah, daughter of James Cuberly, of the Shenandoah Valley, Va. The Cuberly family were German.
In Mr. Porter's father's family there were eight children, six girls and two boys, seven of them living at this time, the being Mrs. Susan, widow of Isaac Nelson, now living in Randolph county, Mary, widow of Cyrus Simmons, of near Kizer City, West Va., Emma Jane, widow of Sampson Pennington, her husband being killed at the battle of Gettysburg, Sidney, wife of Jacob Miller, of Pendleton county, West Va., Sallie, a maiden lady, residing in Randolph county, Indiana, and John A. Porter, of Cumberland, Va.
When the war cloud was hovering over that section of country there was a great diversity of opinion in that active county of Mr. Porter, the people resident of that section following their personal inclinations and there wee instances where households were divided, brother fighting against brother.
Mr. Porter joined the Confederate ranks, enlisting in May, 1861, going out with the 18th regiment of infantry made up in Pendleton county, David Anderson was captain and Stonewall Jackson was in command. For the first year Mr. Porter fought under Jackson. At the expiration of his first enlistment he reenlisted in the cavalry under Jackson, but in active duty was commanded by Fitzhugh Lee.
Mr. Porter, saw a great deal of active service, taking part in the following battles: Laurel Hill, Rich Mountain, McDowell, Frankling and in the engagements in the valley of the Shenandoah. He was at Gettysburg and fought through that engagement which lasted three days. September 12, 1864, he was wounded at the battle of Winchester, his left arm being hurt and a gun shot wound in the left lung. He fell a prisoner and was detained at Pt. Lookut until the end of the war.
In 1866, he was united in marriage to Christina, daughter of Jonas and Christina Wimer Lawrence, at Scirclesville, West Va.. In 1878, he came to Tipton county, locating at Goldsmith and has resided here since that time.
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Porter and seven of them are living. They are Jay and Lena at home, Mrs. Cannie, widow of Clarence Golding of Goldsmith, Emma, wife of Ben Fox of Ekin, Elizabeth, wife of Ray Gibbens of Anderson, Ola Porter of Tipton and Spencer A. Porter at home.
Mr. Porter is looking forward to (**the rest of the paragraph is unreadable**)

the country since he left after the war. It will be a great treat for him, as it will for many others who will make the journey.

Tipton Tribune (Tipton, Ind.) Friday, April 18, 1913
Debbie Pennington Britner - Jan 19, 2011   Viewers | Reply to this item