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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.312 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Review by the judge advocate general of the proceedings, findings, and sentence of a general court martial held in the City of Washington... |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Holt, Joseph (1807-1894) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Military document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Title continues... for the trial of Major General Fitz John Porter, of the United States Volunteers. Includes a record of Porter's court-martial. |
| Subjects | Military History Military Law Civil War Union Forces Union General Corruption and Scandal Law Battle Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) |
| People | Holt, Joseph (1807-1894) Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | General Porter was court-martialed after the Battle of Second Manassas. In 1878 and 1879, Porter was placed before a military board gathered to reevaluate his actions during the battle. 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 |