Porter, William Wallace

1821 - 1908  (87 years)

• Name	Porter, William Wallace
  Birth	1821	Nelson County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PORT.W004
  _FGRAVE	21946830
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company H, 8th Louisiana Infantry, Confederate States of America  [1]
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Flags of the Confederate States of America
  		Flag of the Confederate States of America, (Battle Flag) (1863-1865) This Confederate Flag pattern is the one most often thought of as the Confederate Flag today; it was one of many used by the Confederate armed forces. Variations of this design served as the Battle Flag of the Armies of Northern Virginia and Tennessee, and as the Confederate Naval Jack.
  		Confederate States Army
  		Confederate States of America
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  Death	1908	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55700	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Chewning, Permelia,   b. 27 Jan 1830, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 28 May 1897, New Madrid County, Missouri (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F20225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1908 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).