The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-14

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the public and invested Il with nnos'
than ordinary Interest. The following
ftom the Chicago later Ocean gives
few facts in regard to General Poste'
and the case In point and may be O
some interest to our readers.
General Fitx John Porteris now about
s. yeans Of age. He graduated at Wes'
Point in 1916, and came out Ut the Aexl'
can war with the brevet rank Of Major.
After the Mexican war he was for sew
eral years instructor Of cavalry and mil
tary Affairs ut West Point, and from 1857
to 1850 was assistant adjutant general OF
the Utah expedition. At the commence
mlent Of the civil war he was made COL
Onel in the regular army and brigadier
general Of volunteers. He served through
all the Mcclellan campaigns, and was
in command ut Hanover Court House
and Cold HarlUr. For his conduct at
the latter place he was made major gem
eral. He was q favorite Of Mcclellan,
and was soldier Of the same school.
When Pope took command Of the
Army Of the Potomac, Porter was
among those partisans OF Mcclellan who
were credited witha disposition to make
Pope uncomfortable. At the second
hattie "f Bull Run, Porter was in COM
'nanl Of the corps. Pope sent Linn
specific order to advance, but he did not
10 80. The other divisions were defeat
II, and the next day Porter's division, |
y corps, made hard fight in covering !
nc retreat.
General Pope credited the defeat Of |
,is army to Portcr's negligence, or disc;
and preferred charges against
lin. The couTt-nMrtial was in session
i've or six weeks. and, after going over
he ground carefully, pronounced Porter
utility, AMI he was sentenced to IL. cash
prpsl, and to',e lM ever disqualified from
'oltling any office If trust or profit un-
Ter the Government "f the United
'tates.
Porter was Of an old New Hampshire
,,,ily, and had lx1'n 70: twenty years a
Dlslicr proud Of his reputation. The
rntcncc was staggering blow to him,
. his family, and to his army friends,
MI the verdict III the cOurt-nlartial h.
an,c -, once the subject Of bitter con-
Uvcrsy. The consciousness that the.
cr,lict met with the hearty approval /,
t the people kept them quiet for some ;
m,c, but after some years Porter secured ,
rcl,.ssrimg Of the case. III 1874 General
OPP. himself wrote u letter t" President {
rant, asking him to orler lnnrl Of
,qlliry iWtO the new evidence which .
cDer.al Porter claimed could be fur
|sl,e<l. President Grant ref. stsl To Or
r. rchaaring, hut In 1878 President !
ayes ordered an advisory board, which
ent over the whole grDund in the light
new evidence Furnished in tOnfetter-
e documents and reports. On the re-
'r 81 this advisory bss.rl the matter
cnt before Congress, and the whole
'ound WAS gone over again, the Rcpuir :
ANS voting against the bill t" restore g
prter to his rank in the army. AMI the.
rln,nrat. in favor Of it." '
Pennsylvania il not taking kindly I" i
nakcr krifcr'x arrangement Of the.