Description: General Fitz-John Porter commanded the 5th Army Corp during the 8162 Peninsula Campaign, was promoted for gallantry at the Battle of the Chickahominy River, Richmond, Virginia and at 2nd Manassas, and with distinction at the Battles of Antietam and Sheperdstown. Following the latter battle Radicals in Congress engineered his arrest, blaming him for General John Pope's defeat at 2nd Manassas, charging that he had refused to obey Pope" order to attack Stonewall Jackson's flank. He was later exonorated after it was learned that he had received intel that Longstreet's corp was poised to crush the Union forces, using Jackson as bait,and was eventually restored to duty and credited with saving Pope's Army from destruction. Postwar Confederate General EP Alexander cites Porter's courage and judgement stated that Porter's dismissal was on of the "greatest fruits of the Confederate Victory at 2nd Manassas". Porter was fully exonorated in 1886 after a special military commission reviewed his dismissal and concluded that his action at Manassas probably saved Pope"s Army of Virginia.An Original 1892 Letter from General Porter at Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois to General Henry Larcom L Abbott (noted US Army artillery & engineering officer) thanking him for his kind letter. 1p 6 x 10" ptd/ink with large litho ills of The Hyde Park Hotel Chicago. Comes w bio info. From General Abbott's estate. 2 docket punch holes at top margin, Overall VG. 15.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Welcome to my Ebay Auctions and Ebay Store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documents including broadsides, commissions, General Orders and other imprints and badges. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 41 years. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER CIVIL WAR AND EARLY AMERICAN MILITARIA LISTINGS. I am a longtime member of the Company of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, the Ephemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn. My customers have included some of the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as well was as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal, state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.. I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance Mike Brackin
Price: 225 USD
Location: Angier, North Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-04T15:21:01.000Z
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Theme: Militaria
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