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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Captain Julius Walker Adams discusses President Rutherford B. Hayes actions concerning his case |
| Date | 7 May 1879 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Walker Adams, Julius |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses President Rutherford B. Hayes actions concerning his case. Remarks "I had not heard of any efforts to prevent the President acting on my matter... nor do I believe that any such efforts would have any influence even if made." Wonders whether Senators Zachariah Chandler and Roscoe Conkling will oppose congressional action regarding his case. Relates that the board's report is in print and "will go forward this week." Written on Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey stationery. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Military Law Law Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Corruption and Scandal Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle Congress Politics |
| People | Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) Chandler, Zachariah (1813-1879) Conkling, Roscoe (1829-1888) 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. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |