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Porter, Fitz-John

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Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901)

US soldier. A West Point graduate (1845), he fought in the Mexican War and served on the frontier. Appointed brigadier general after the Civil War began, he fought in numerous battles in northern Virginia. After the Union's loss at the battle of Second Bull Run (August 1862), he was charged by General John Pope with having refused to obey orders; after a celebrated court-martial, he was convicted and discharged in 1863. Military historians still dispute the fairness of the charge; in any case, Porter, after a long campaign, obtained reinstatement in 1886, then resigned. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.



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