Fitz-John Porter Correspondence, 1882-1898

Title:

Fitz-John Porter Correspondence, 1882-1898

Creator:

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1992.075 (m)

Object ID:

1992-075 (M)

Date:

1882-1898

Physical Description:

2 folders; 9 letters

Level of Description:

Collection

Scope and Content:

The Fitz-John Porter Correspondence, 1882-1898, contains letters to and from Porter, including a May 11, 1882 letter from Thomas Bayne in the U.S. House of Representatives to W.J. Patterson regarding the case involving Porter; letters from Porter to Colonel W.H. Corcoran and A.E. Allen; two letters from Porter to Governor Benjamin F. Prescott regarding a lecture on the War of the Rebellion and a meeting of the Society of the Army of the Potomac; and two letters from Porter to Nathan F. Carter, librarian at the New Hampshire Historical Society, regarding the donation of materials. A second folder contains an original manuscript draft of letters from Porter to John G. Nicolay and John Hay regarding his actions in the Civil War.

Subjects:

Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Correspondence , Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States--Cases

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Location Code:

TL/1W

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Preferred Citation:

Fitz-John Porter Correspondence, 1992.075 (m). New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH. Date accessed.