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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Captain Julius Walker Adams after his case has appear before a military board |
| Date | 19 April 1879 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Walker Adams, Julius |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses whether President Rutherford B. Hayes will support his case, which had been before a military board, concerning his conduct during the Battle of Second Manassas. Discusses his desire to keep the case separate from politics, and remarks that Republicans are defensive about the case. Praises the political practices of James Garfield (Representative 1863-1880). Notes that Mr. Chandler should have taken Garfield's course (Senator Zachariah Chandler). Requests that the recipient send John C. Bullitt and Joseph Hodges Choate, his counsels, a copy of the Express. Written on Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey stationery. |
| Subjects | Battle Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Civil War Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Military History Military Law Law Politics Corruption and Scandal President Republican Party |
| People | Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) McDowell, Irvin (1818-1885) Pope, John (1822-1892) McCrary, George Washington (1835-1890) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) Bullitt, John Christian (1824-1902) Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917) Chandler, Zachariah (1813-1879) Walker Adams, Julius (1812-1899) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The 1878-1879 board exonerated Porter of previous charges made against him. Garfield was President of the United States March- September 1881. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |