2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He is most known for his performance at the Second Battle of Bull Run and his subsequent court martial. On November 25, 1862, Porter was arrested and court-martialed for his actions at Second Bull Run. Porter was found guilty on January 10, 1863, of disobedience and misconduct, and he was dismissed from the Army on January 21, 1863. President Grover Cleveland commuted Porter's sentence and a special act of the U.S. Congress restored Porter's commission as an infantry colonel in the U.S. Army, backdated to May 14, 1861, but without any back pay due, August 7, 1886. Clipped signature, Yours, “F. J. Porter”.
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