Hezekiah S. Porter of Upshur County, Texas was the first son born to Benjamin Phillips Porter and his wife Dorothy (Alsobrook) Porter. He was named for his 2nd and 3rd great grandfathers, both named Hezekiah. He is the 5th great grandson of John Porter of Windsor, Connecticut who came to America from Felsted, County Essex, England settling at Windsor, Colony of Connecticut in 1638.
In September 1861 Hezekiah S. Porter joined the 10th Texas Calvary Regiment commanded by Colonel M. F. Locke, and was assigned to a Company under Captain Alexander Earp.
His sickness and death while in the Confederate Army was tragic. Word came to his family near Pittsburg, Texas that Hezekiah Porter was very sick and his father, Benjamin Phillips Porter immediately set out for his camp in Arkansas. When he arrived he found his son Hezekiah "well and hearty" according to his brother John S.C. Porter, having recovered from a case of the measles. Benjamin spent a few days in camp with his son, then set out for home comforted by the knowledge that his son was doing well.
When Hezekiah's unit took up the march, after one day's travel he relapsed and died near the old Clear Springs Church. He was buried there with his father being none the wiser. As Benjamin traveled home he too took sick and went to the home of a friend, Major Houghton. When he sent for the family his wife Dorothy and two of the girls went immediately to see him. Hezekiah Porter's father Benjamin Phillips Porter died there before the rest of the family could arrive. Both father and son died within two weeks of each other and neither ever knew the other had died.
The family placed this stone at his grave; it is now broken into three pieces. When I took this photo in June of 1989 I took the liberty of placing the two separate pieces on the base which, at that time, was still firmly planted in the ground. Afterwards I placed them back as I had found them.
This was a lonely end for a young man far from home, used to the company of a large family. The inscription reads as follows:
"H. S. PORTER / BORN / Jan. 8, 1842 / DIED / Mar. 6, 1862 / Gone to Rest"
Added by: Donnie Porter
7/21/2013
In September 1861 Hezekiah S. Porter joined the 10th Texas Calvary Regiment commanded by Colonel M. F. Locke, and was assigned to a Company under Captain Alexander Earp.
His sickness and death while in the Confederate Army was tragic. Word came to his family near Pittsburg, Texas that Hezekiah Porter was very sick and his father, Benjamin Phillips Porter immediately set out for his camp in Arkansas. When he arrived he found his son Hezekiah "well and hearty" according to his brother John S.C. Porter, having recovered from a case of the measles. Benjamin spent a few days in camp with his son, then set out for home comforted by the knowledge that his son was doing well.
When Hezekiah's unit took up the march, after one day's travel he relapsed and died near the old Clear Springs Church. He was buried there with his father being none the wiser. As Benjamin traveled home he too took sick and went to the home of a friend, Major Houghton. When he sent for the family his wife Dorothy and two of the girls went immediately to see him. Hezekiah Porter's father Benjamin Phillips Porter died there before the rest of the family could arrive. Both father and son died within two weeks of each other and neither ever knew the other had died.
The family placed this stone at his grave; it is now broken into three pieces. When I took this photo in June of 1989 I took the liberty of placing the two separate pieces on the base which, at that time, was still firmly planted in the ground. Afterwards I placed them back as I had found them.
This was a lonely end for a young man far from home, used to the company of a large family. The inscription reads as follows:
"H. S. PORTER / BORN / Jan. 8, 1842 / DIED / Mar. 6, 1862 / Gone to Rest"
Added by: Donnie Porter
7/21/2013
Hezekiah S. Porter of Upshur County, Texas was the first son born to Benjamin Phillips Porter and his wife Dorothy (Alsobrook) Porter. He was named for his 2nd and 3rd great grandfathers, both named Hezekiah. He is the 5th great grandson of John Porter of Windsor, Connecticut who came to America from Felsted, County Essex, England settling at Windsor, Colony of Connecticut in 1638.
In September 1861 Hezekiah S. Porter joined the 10th Texas Calvary Regiment commanded by Colonel M. F. Locke, and was assigned to a Company under Captain Alexander Earp.
His sickness and death while in the Confederate Army was tragic. Word came to his family near Pittsburg, Texas that Hezekiah Porter was very sick and his father, Benjamin Phillips Porter immediately set out for his camp in Arkansas. When he arrived he found his son Hezekiah "well and hearty" according to his brother John S.C. Porter, having recovered from a case of the measles. Benjamin spent a few days in camp with his son, then set out for home comforted by the knowledge that his son was doing well.
When Hezekiah's unit took up the march, after one day's travel he relapsed and died near the old Clear Springs Church. He was buried there with his father being none the wiser. As Benjamin traveled home he too took sick and went to the home of a friend, Major Houghton. When he sent for the family his wife Dorothy and two of the girls went immediately to see him. Hezekiah Porter's father Benjamin Phillips Porter died there before the rest of the family could arrive. Both father and son died within two weeks of each other and neither ever knew the other had died.
The family placed this stone at his grave; it is now broken into three pieces. When I took this photo in June of 1989 I took the liberty of placing the two separate pieces on the base which, at that time, was still firmly planted in the ground. Afterwards I placed them back as I had found them.
This was a lonely end for a young man far from home, used to the company of a large family. The inscription reads as follows:
"H. S. PORTER / BORN / Jan. 8, 1842 / DIED / Mar. 6, 1862 / Gone to Rest"
Added by: Donnie Porter
7/21/2013
In September 1861 Hezekiah S. Porter joined the 10th Texas Calvary Regiment commanded by Colonel M. F. Locke, and was assigned to a Company under Captain Alexander Earp.
His sickness and death while in the Confederate Army was tragic. Word came to his family near Pittsburg, Texas that Hezekiah Porter was very sick and his father, Benjamin Phillips Porter immediately set out for his camp in Arkansas. When he arrived he found his son Hezekiah "well and hearty" according to his brother John S.C. Porter, having recovered from a case of the measles. Benjamin spent a few days in camp with his son, then set out for home comforted by the knowledge that his son was doing well.
When Hezekiah's unit took up the march, after one day's travel he relapsed and died near the old Clear Springs Church. He was buried there with his father being none the wiser. As Benjamin traveled home he too took sick and went to the home of a friend, Major Houghton. When he sent for the family his wife Dorothy and two of the girls went immediately to see him. Hezekiah Porter's father Benjamin Phillips Porter died there before the rest of the family could arrive. Both father and son died within two weeks of each other and neither ever knew the other had died.
The family placed this stone at his grave; it is now broken into three pieces. When I took this photo in June of 1989 I took the liberty of placing the two separate pieces on the base which, at that time, was still firmly planted in the ground. Afterwards I placed them back as I had found them.
This was a lonely end for a young man far from home, used to the company of a large family. The inscription reads as follows:
"H. S. PORTER / BORN / Jan. 8, 1842 / DIED / Mar. 6, 1862 / Gone to Rest"
Added by: Donnie Porter
7/21/2013
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