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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08445.04.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. Halbert S. Greenleaf of New York, in the House of Representatives, Saturday, January 19, 1884. |
| Date | 1884 |
| Author | Greenleaf, Halbert Stevens (1827-1906) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | Representative Greenleaf discusses the court-martial of General Fitz-John Porter. In support of Porter, concludes "Why, then, in view of these clearly established facts, should we longer delay this simple act of justice to a most meritorious but much-abused soldier? Why wait for a more auspicious day? Why wait till this perfectly innocent man has gone down with his gray hairs in sorrow to the grave? Let us act, here and now... I support this bill for his relief with all my heart..." |
| Subjects | Congress Military History Government and Civics Civil War Military Law Union General |
| People | Greenleaf, Halbert Stevens (1827-1906) 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." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |