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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Captain Julius Walker Adams discusses Senator Teller |
| Date | 11 July 1881 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Walker Adams, Julius |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Mentions a past event involving Senator Henry Moore Teller in which Porter had been banned from residing in the Colorado Territory by an individual who hoped to please Secretary of War Stanton and [John] Pope; both men were enemies of Porter. At the time, Teller was indifferent. Mentions the health of President James A. Garfield, who was shot on 2 July. Ends with "This is private." |
| Subjects | Assassination President Injury or Wound Criminals and Outlaws Politics Congress Lincoln's Cabinet Union General |
| People | Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) Teller, Henry Moore (1830-1914) Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Pope, John (1822-1892) Walker Adams, Julius (1812-1899) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Garfield died 19 September 1881. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |