Fitz-John Porter, Scapegoat of Second Manassas : The Rise, Fall and Rise of the General Accused of Disobedience

Fitz-John Porter, Scapegoat of Second Manassas: The Rise, Fall and Rise of the General Accused of Disobedience КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: McFarland & Company, Inc.Автор(ы): Donald R. JermannЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2009Количество страниц: 297ISBN: 978-0-7864-3930-0Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 2,42 mbTo this reviewer the title of Donald R. Jermann’s Fitz-John Porter, Scapegoat of Second Manassas: The Rise, Fall and Rise of the General Accused of Disobedience, implies the book is military biography. Yet, the preface says otherwise. Here, Jermann makes it clear “this work is note a mere recounting of events, and not just a biography of General Porter.” (1). More succinctly it is an examination of what Jermanncalls the court martial of century. How did the Battle of Second Manassas lead to this proceeding and what was the outcome. Fitz-John Porter is at the heart of the story, but very little biographical is provided. RAPIDили IFOLDER 0

One of the darkest days in United States history since Valley Forge was August 30, 1862. On this date the Confederate army inflicted a smashing defeat to the United States army at Manassas, on the outskirts of Washington. To many, including the president and press, it appeared that Washington was all but lost.

The defeat was all the more galling because it was inflicted by a numerically inferior and inadequately equipped confederate force. Someone, it was assumed, had to be responsible. Union Army commander Major General John Pope came forward and blamed the loss on young, handsome, charismatic and popular Major General Fitz-John Porter. He charged Porter with disobedience of orders and shameful conduct before the enemy. But was Porter really guilty or was it he who saved the country from an even greater disaster? This book examines the question of Porter's guilt or innocence, examining the trial and its aftereffects from several perspectives. It also examines the larger question: If Porter was innocent, then who was to blame?

One of the darkest days in United States history since Valley Forge was August 30, 1862. On this date the Confederate army smashed the United States army at Manassas, on the outskirts of Washington. To many, including the president and press, it appeared that Washington was all but lost. The defeat was all the more galling because it was inflicted by a numerically inferior and inadequately equipped Confederate force. Someone, it was assumed, had to be responsible. Union commander Major General John Pope blamed the loss on charismatic and popular Major General Fitz-John Porter, whom he charged with disobedience of orders and shameful conduct before the enemy. A court-martial found him guilty. But was Porter really guilty or did he save the country from an even greater disaster? This book addresses the question of Porter's guilt or innocence, examining the trial and its aftereffects from several perspectives. The situation in late August 1862 The Second Battle of Manassas Courts and courts-martial Charge 1, specification 1 Charge 1, specifications 2 and 3; charge 2, specifications 1, 2, and 3 Charge 1, specifications 4 and 5 Pope, Porter, and Mcdowell The motivation question Summation and verdict The rehearing Grant intervenes Porter after the verdict What happened to them A conspiracy to convict? Hero or villain? Who lost the Second Battle of Manassas?. "On August 30, 1862, the Confederate army inflicted a smashing defeat to the Union at Manassas. Charismatic Major General Fitz-John Porter was charged with disobedience of orders and shameful conduct before the enemy. But was Porter really guilty or was it he who saved the country from an even greater disaster?"--Provided by publisher.