Legacy and Honors
- In 1904, a statue of Porter designed by artist James E. Kelly was dedicated in Haven Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS FitzJohn Porter was named in his honor.
- Porterstown Road in the town by the same name runs directly through the area where his forces were placed for the Battle of Sharpsburg.
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