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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08445.04.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. H. W. Slocum of New York, in the House of Representatives, Friday, January 18, 1884. |
| Date | 1884 |
| Author | Slocum, Henry Warner (1827-1894) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | Representative Slocum discusses the court-martial of General Fitz-John Porter. Declares, "I most earnestly implore the members of this House to try, if possible, to act on it free from political prejudice. There is no politics in it... I believe if I had never seen Porter in my life I should be deeply anxious to wipe out this foul stain from the military annals of our country... " |
| Subjects | Congress Military History Government and Civics Civil War Military Law Union General Politics |
| People | Slocum, Henry Warner (1827-1894) Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| 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." Porter was Slocum's instructor at West Point. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |