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George Alexander Porterfield (November 24, 1822 – February 27, 1919) was a junior officer of United States forces in the Mexican–American War, colonel, in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War and longtime banker in Charles Town, West Virginia, after the war. He was in command of Confederate forces at Philippi in northwestern Virginia, later West Virginia, when they were surprised and routed, though with only a few soldiers wounded or captured, by Union Army forces on June 3, 1861, near the beginning of the Civil War. After serving in staff and temporary field positions for 11 more months, Porterfield resigned from the Confederate Army because he lost his position in a regimental election. In 1871 he helped found a bank at Charles Town, West Virginia,

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  • George Alexander Porterfield (24 november 1822 – 27 februari 1919) was een lagere officier tijdens de Mexicaans-Amerikaanse Oorlog, een kolonel in het Confederate States Army tijdens het eerste jaar van de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog en een succesvolle bankier na de oorlog in Charles Town, West Virginia.Hij was de Zuidelijke bevelhebber tijdens de Slag van de Philippi Races. Daar werd zijn leger verrast en op de vlucht gedreven. Nadat hij gedurende de volgende elf maanden dienstdeed in verschillende staffuncties en veldcommando’s, nam hij ontslag uit het leger toen hij een regimentsverkiezing verloor. In 1871 was hij stichtend lid van de bank in Charles Town, West Virginia. Bij zijn dood was hij de op twee na langst overlevende officier-veteraan van de Mexicaans-Amerikaanse Oorlog. (nl)
  • George Alexander Porterfield (November 24, 1822 – February 27, 1919) was a junior officer of United States forces in the Mexican–American War, colonel, in the Confederate States Army during the first year of the American Civil War and longtime banker in Charles Town, West Virginia, after the war. He was in command of Confederate forces at Philippi in northwestern Virginia, later West Virginia, when they were surprised and routed, though with only a few soldiers wounded or captured, by Union Army forces on June 3, 1861, near the beginning of the Civil War. After serving in staff and temporary field positions for 11 more months, Porterfield resigned from the Confederate Army because he lost his position in a regimental election. In 1871 he helped found a bank at Charles Town, West Virginia, (en)
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