LS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, lightly-lined, 4.75 x 7.75, House of Representatives letterhead, January 19, 1880. Letter to his former classmate, D. M. Evans, in full: “Yours of the 16th inst. with the newspapers containing articles on Fitz–John Porter came duly to hand. If the action of the court martial of 1863 can now be overturned—the criminal exalted and the court convicted, we may as well revise the verdict of America on the case of Benedict Arnold. Accept my thanks for your kind congratulations.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
Following the Second Battle of Bull Run in late August of 1862, Major General Fitz John Porter was court-martialed on two separate charges. The first concerned several instances in which he refused to acknowledge the orders of his superior, Major General John Pope; the second involved his misbehavior in front of the enemy, namely his marked indifference and reluctance to engage with Confederate forces. On March 19, 1879, nearly seventeen years after the courts found Porter guilty, a commission headed by Major General John Schofield issued a report to President Hayes that led to the initial ruling being overturned and Porter controversially reinstated into the US Army. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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