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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Captain Julius Walker Adams mentions his lawyers and discusses his case |
| Date | 9 June 1879 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Walker Adams, Julius |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Refers to his lawyers John C. Bullitt and Joseph Hodges Choate. Mentions General Irvin McDowell, dispatches pertaining to his case from 1862, and a letter he (Porter) sent to Adjutant General Edward Davis Townsend concerning the testimony McDowell gave before the board. Sent the letter to Townsend under cover to Senator Randolph (possibly Theodore Fitz Randolph). Expresses disgust regarding collaboration between Major Gardner, Thomas Churchill Haskell Smith, and Bowers, a witness against Porter. Notes that "your 'siege of Washington' was sent...to greet [John] Pope at West Point. That address is a bitter pill to all concerned." Adds, "Poor Smith -- this connection with the President - and his natural propensity to deceive some one keeps him in the nuisance business. He is a tramp…." Written on Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey stationery. |
| Subjects | West Point (US Military Academy) President Politics Corruption and Scandal Battle Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Civil War Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Military History Military Law Corruption and Scandal |
| People | Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) McDowell, Irvin (1818-1885) Pope, John (1822-1892) Bullitt, John Christian (1824-1902) Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917) Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893) Randolph, Theodore F. (Theodore Fitz) (1826-1883) 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. Generals Irvin McDowell and John Pope both participated in the Battle of Second Manassas. Following the battle, both men upheld accusations of Porter's insubordination. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |