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

by Donald R . Jermann (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $23.92

  On August 30, 1862 the Confederate army inflicted a smashing defeat to the US army at Manassas, on the outskirts of Washington. Union Army commander Major General John Pope came forward and blamed the loss on Major General Fitz-John Porter. This book examines the question of Porter's guilt or innocence, examining the trial and its aftereffects.