Our latest installment of America’s Founding Families — a series of conversations exploring the families that helped shape America — features the Porters of Pennsylvania, one of our nation’s most significant naval families. Their commitment to our country began with David Sr.’s service during the American Revolution. Porters also fought in the Quasi War, the War of 1812 and ultimately the Civil War, with two family members serving during this time as U.S. Navy admirals. Tom Hand, @americanacorner, and Owen Lanier, @the.civil.war.files, explore the Porter family’s legacy and their impact on our nation’s founding era.

Photo Credits:
National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institute
U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland
Naval History and Heritage Command
Library of Congress