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Gardiner, Asa Bird, 1839-1919 Argument of Asa Bird Gardner, counsel for government, after conclusion of the evidence in the case of Fitz-John Porter before the Board of Army officers at West Point, January, 1879.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.313 Author/Creator: Gardiner, Asa Bird, 1839-1919 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1879 Pagination: 1 v. : 233 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the reevaluation of General Porter's conduct during the Battle of Second Manassas. Includes a fold-out "Letter-press descriptive of illustrative map no. 1 of counsel for the government." Fold-out has been partially detached from binding.

Gardiner, Asa Bird, 1839-1919
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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