The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.315 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Memorial of Fitz John Porter, in favor of such action by Congress as will restore him to the positions of which he was deprived by the action of a court-martial |
| Date | 1882 |
| Author | United States. Congress (47th, 1st session: 1881-1882). Senate |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Pertains to the case of General Fitz John Porter. Includes letters and documents that support Porter's case. President Chester A. Arthur remitted a part of Porter's sentence in 1882. Appears to have been removed from a larger volume. |
| Subjects | Congress Law Government and Civics Military History Military Law Union Forces Union General Corruption and Scandal |
| People | Senate Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | In 1878 and 1879, General Porter was placed before a military board gathered to reevaluate his actions in the Battle of Second Manassas. In March 1879, the board exonerated Porter of former charges placed against him. In the 1880s, Porter's sentence was officially reversed, and under a special act of Congress, his commission was restored (with no back pay due). In an autobiographical sketch (refer to GLC02494.07) he notes, "restoration to the army by President Cleveland under authority of act of Congress dated July 1 '86- Commission as Colonel dating back to May 14 1861. Placed on the retired list of the Army as Colonel July 7 1886." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |