Fitz-John Porter papers, 1822-1953, bulk 1822-1893.

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Fitz-John Porter papers, 1822-1953, bulk 1822-1893.

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Contains the following types of materials: letters, clippings, report. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: 1815-1860; Mexican War; Civil War -- Eastern Theater; 1865-1897. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: V Corps. General description of the collection: Fitz-John Porter papers include general officer's papers consisting of miscellaneous postwar letters, clippings and documents concerning his career, his court martial and his fight for vindication. Correspondents include: Alexander McClure, James McQuade, John G. Nicolay, John Hay and William J. Sewell. Favorable opinions were from the Court of Paris and critical remarks made by Jacob D. Cox and Rufus R. Dawes. Sources refer to Porter's disobedience and misbehavior during the Second Manassas Campaign but a few refer to the Seven Days Battle, particularly Beaver Dam Creek. There is a clipping on the meeting of the Aztec Club in 1892 which refers to the service of Porter and other club members in the Mexican War. A report of an investigation by a board of historians in 1951 concerning the differing interpretations of Porter's conduct in August, 1862 are found in the writings of Otto Eisenschiml and Kenneth P. Williams.

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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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U.S. Army officer during the Civil War and public official, New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters, 1894-1895. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70975832 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Morristown, to an unidentified Senator, [1876?] Feb. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618668 From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to General Morell, Miner...

Aztec Club of 1847

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The Aztec Club was a veteran fraternal order of United States (U.S.)Army officers who served in the Mexican War and their descendents. It was formed by officers of the U.S. Army at Mexico City in 1847. Most members served in Major General Winfield Scott's Army. In 1888 its name was changed to the Aztec Club of 1847 by its constitution. From the description of The Aztec Club archives, 1847-1964. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47922580 ...