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Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894 Speech of Hon. H. W. Slocum of New York, in the House of Representatives, Friday, January 18, 1884.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08445.04.02 Author/Creator: Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1884 Pagination: 1 v. : 13 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 14.6 cm Order a Copy

Representative Slocum discusses the court-martial of General Fitz-John Porter. Declares, "I most earnestly implore the members of this House to try, if possible, to act on it free from political prejudice. There is no politics in it... I believe if I had never seen Porter in my life I should be deeply anxious to wipe out this foul stain from the military annals of our country... "

Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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