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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 Report of the Board of Officers in the Case of Fitz-John Porter...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09312 Author/Creator: Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 19 March 1879 Pagination: 18 p. Order a Copy

"Report of the Board of Officers in the Case of Fitz-John Porter, Late Major-General of Volunteers" published by the Army and Navy Gazette. Annuls Porter's 1863 court-martial and restores his position of major general. Includes transcriptions of communications between Porter and General Pope before the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, after which Porter was arrested for actions that Pope said led to the Union defeat.

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