Lot 147
Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) Union general whose career was ruined by his court martial after the Second Battle of Bull Run and his subsequent conviction and dismissal from the Army. In 1878, a special commission under General John M. Schofield exonerated Porter and in 1886, President Chester A. Arthur commuted Porter's sentence and a special act of the U.S. Congress restored his commission as an infantry colonel in the U.S. Army. Letter Signed, one page, 8 x 5½", New York, Aug. 23, n.y. (c. 1878-86). A letter thanking George M. Geisel and his father for their congratulations, probably for Porter's exoneration or restoration into the Army. Small fold repairs on verso. Affixed at left edge to a 14¼ x 10½" sheet and accompanied by a 14 x 10½" steel engraving of Rosecrans by Atlantic Publishing and Engraving. Porter served as New York City's Commissioner of Public Works, Police Commissioner, and Fire Commissioner.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
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