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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Captain Julius Walker Adams regarding Major Gardner's plans for his case |
| Date | 11 April 1879 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Walker Adams, Julius |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Remarks that he recently traveled to Washington, D.C. for business. Discusses the board evaluating his conduct in the Battle of Second Manassas. Remarks that Major Gardner plans to attempt to gain support from the Secretary of War, George Washington McCrary. Insists that Gardner's aim is to "get the Republican party to take the sins of Pope & McDowell on their shoulders or to kick up such a dust as to hide the evils of these men... " Attests that Gardner hopes to persuade the board that the case is an attempt to place General George Brinton McClellan in the presidency. Porter fears that such claims are meant to discourage support from the current President, Rutherford B. Hayes. Written on Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey stationery. |
| Subjects | Battle President Politics Election Civil War Military History Military Law Union Forces Union General Confederate States of America Corruption and Scandal Law Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 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) 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 | 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. 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 |