The Court Martial Of General John Pope

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Reply To The Rejoinder Of Maj Gen John Pope To The Appeal Of Maj Gen F J Porter For A Re Examination Of The Proceedings Of The Court Martial In His Case

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Author : Fitz John PORTER (Major-General.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870

Reply To The Rejoinder Of Maj Gen John Pope To The Appeal Of Maj Gen F J Porter For A Re Examination Of The Proceedings Of The Court Martial In His Case written by Fitz John PORTER (Major-General.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with categories.

The Court Martial Of General John Pope

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Author : Steven Condon
language : en
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Release Date : 2013-02

The Court Martial Of General John Pope written by Steven Condon and has been published by eBookIt.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02 with Fiction categories.

Newcomer Steven E. Condon''s breakthrough analysis and novel presentation of one of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson''s most celebrated Civil War victories, Second Manassas (a.k.a. Second Bull Run), is full of surprises. The list includes a mistaken mountain, a warning that never was, and John Pope''s supposed real plan for entrapping Stonewall Jackson-a plan that Condon claims could have worked, had it only been implemented as Pope had ordered it. No, "The Court-Martial of General John Pope" is not alternate history. And, no, the many startling insights and new discoveries within this book are not fictions, even though they are presented inside the framework of a fictional trial taking place in the afterlife.It seems that the much maligned Union general John Pope has demanded a trial in order to once and for all clear his military reputation from 150 years of accumulated slights, slanders, and misconceptions. And who is defending Pope in the Valhalla Courthouse? None other than that peerless American defense attorney Clarence Darrow.The packed courtroom blazes with electricity and occasionally thunders in outrage as the wily Darrow pulls one white rabbit after another out of his well-stocked magician''s hat in a performance that rivals his very best. But Darrow has his work cut out for him as he faces a tribunal as daunting as any that ever sat in judgment at Nuremberg, packed as it is with the ablest generals of history; ranging across the centuries from Alexander the Great to America''s George S. Patton, these masters of the military art have-like all others-long considered Pope to be a laughingstock. Equally entertaining are the events outside the courtroom as twice each day three noted members of the press corps-including Mark Twain and Nellie Bly-furiously debate among themselves the merits of Darrow''s long string of revelations. Readers can enjoy the excitement of courtroom drama as they thrill to some of the most startling discoveries in Civil War history in recent times and discover one of the fiercest but least known rivalries in American history.This is because "Court-Martial" boasts as one of its centerpieces a rivalry that Condon reveals to be one of the most fascinating in American history: the fierce competition between Union General John Pope, the darling of the radical Republicans, and Union General George McClellan, the military standard bearer of the conservative Democratic Party and later Abraham Lincoln''s Democratic opponent for President in 1864. Condon''s book convincingly demonstrates for perhaps the first time the true depth and terrible impact of this fateful rivalry.President Obama''s June 2010 removal of General Stanley McChrystal from command of American forces in Afghanistan was not the first case of a US commander-in-chief experiencing a strained relationship with one of his senior generals while in the midst of waging a difficult war. Harry Truman had his share of troubles with the imperious Douglas MacArthur in the Korean War. And before both these Presidents, Abraham Lincoln suffered the misfortune of being saddled with the vain, contemptuous, and overly cautious George McClellan.But whereas both Truman and Obama were decisive in ridding themselves of their troublesome general, Lincoln was not. Although privately favoring the replacement of McClellan with Pope, the President did not want to anger the Democrats by openly removing McClellan from command. So instead he attempted to surreptitiously feed McClellan''s army bit by bit to Pope, an act of political equivocation that led him down a twisting path that ultimately left Lincoln feeling, in his own words, "controlled" by "circumstances" and stranded in a situation "with no remedy at present." This state of affairs proved disastrous for Pope and perhaps for the Union as well, as Condon demonstrates.Competing with the Pope-McClellan rivalry for attention is the drama of the controversy that spurred one of the most celebrated and politically volatile court cases of the latter half of the 19th Century, the fifteen-year conflict between John Pope and the general officer who was court-martialed and drummed out of the army for not giving Pope his full support at Second Manassas-Major General Fitz John Porter, noted friend and protégé of George McClellan. Darrow hammers away as mercilessly at McClellan and Porter as he does at Confederate icon Stonewall Jackson, often times igniting in the audience a maelstrom of fury that occasionally threatens to shut down the trial.Condon''s book provides a wealth of evidence detailed in over 300 end notes. Although this list includes some important new finds, much of Condon''s evidence surprisingly comes from that picked over old gold field "War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies". This hundred-volume collection of thick black, gold embossed books published by the U.S. government in the 1880''s is crammed full of thousands of military telegrams, dispatches, and post battle reports, forming what many consider to be the "bible" of Civil War historians. Yet Condon manages to find new and sometimes radically different insights in telegrams previously cited by many Civil War writers before him.Some historians and Civil War aficionados will object to Condon''s placement of his new evidence and his new interpretations of old evidence inside a dramatic fictional story instead of placing it within the traditional setting of a purely non-fictional military campaign study. In his defense Condon points to the extreme degree to which John Pope''s military reputation has been unintentionally misrepresented and the 150 years for which this has gone on. He argues that in order to shake the public''s long frozen opinion of John Pope free from its icebound state, the setting of a trial and the skills of an advocate of the caliber of Clarence Darrow were required. According to Condon, John Pope was "court-martialed" after the Second Manassas Campaign, but the trial took place in the courtroom of history rather than before a military tribunal. His new book represents Pope''s second day in court-something that has been a long time in coming. To those who consider this placement of fact in the context of dramatic fiction to be unfortunate, Condon hopes nevertheless that they will still enjoy his tale.

Report Of Major General John Pope United States Army Of His Campaign In Virginia

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Author : John Pope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

Report Of Major General John Pope United States Army Of His Campaign In Virginia written by John Pope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with categories.

Battles Leaders Of The Civil War

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Author : John Pope
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-26

Battles Leaders Of The Civil War written by John Pope and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-26 with categories.

John Pope (March 16, 1822 - September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief but successful career in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) against Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Pope's success in the West inspired the Lincoln administration to bring him to the troubled Eastern Theater to lead the newly formed Army of Virginia. He initially alienated many of his officers and men by publicly denigrating their record in comparison to his Western command. He launched an offensive against the Confederate army of General Robert E. Lee, in which he fell prey to a strategic turning movement into his rear areas by Stonewall Jackson. At Second Bull Run, he concentrated his attention on attacking Jackson while the other Confederate corps, under General James Longstreet, executed a devastating assault into his flank, routing his army. Pope went on to blame his defeat by accusing General Fitz John Porter of disobeying his orders, leading to a court martial that cashiered Porter out of the Army. Porter would be exonerated in 1879, causing much public embarrassment for Pope. Following Manassas, Pope was banished far from the Eastern Theater to Minnesota, where he commanded U.S. Forces in the Dakota War of 1862. After the war, Pope wrote an account of the campaign that became part of the well known Battles & Leaders of the Civil War series. It discusses his decisions and actions, mostly as an attempt to explain and justify the resulting Confederate victory and to hold himself above the fray. Pope ends his account by explaining that the reasons the Confederates were so victorious were still largely unknown to the country.

Appeal To The President Of The United States For A Re Examination Of The Proceedings Of The General Court Martial In His Case

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Author : Fitz-John Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869

Appeal To The President Of The United States For A Re Examination Of The Proceedings Of The General Court Martial In His Case written by Fitz-John Porter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862 categories.

History Of The Campaign Of The Army Of Virginia Under John Pope

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Author : George Henry Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

History Of The Campaign Of The Army Of Virginia Under John Pope written by George Henry Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with United States categories.

A Reply To The Review Of Judge Advocate General Holt Of The Proceedings Findings And Sentence Of The General Court Martial In The Case Of Major General Fitz John Porter And A Vindication Of That Officer

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Author : Reverdy Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863

A Reply To The Review Of Judge Advocate General Holt Of The Proceedings Findings And Sentence Of The General Court Martial In The Case Of Major General Fitz John Porter And A Vindication Of That Officer written by Reverdy Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Courts-martial and courts of inquiry categories.

Papers

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Author : Thomas Church Haskell Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862

Papers written by Thomas Church Haskell Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with Ohio categories.

Lawyer and Army officer. Correspondence, Union and Confederate dispatches, reports, testimonies, and other papers relating to General John Pope (1822-1892), who commanded Union troops at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run. Includes Smith's unpublished book in defense of Pope, and material on Pope's Virginia campaign, July-Sept., 1862 and on the Fitz-John Porter court-martial proceedings. Contact repository for more information.

Fitz John Porter Papers

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855

Fitz John Porter Papers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with Courts-martial and courts of inquiry categories.

Letter, 7 May 1855, to Major John Symington describing carriage assemblies; order, 1862, summoning Major General John Pope to appear as a witness in the Fitz John Porter court martial, signed by V. Holt.

Fitz John Porter Scapegoat Of Second Manassas

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Author : Donald R. Jermann
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-01-22

Fitz John Porter Scapegoat Of Second Manassas written by Donald R. Jermann and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-22 with History categories.

One of the darkest days in United States history since Valley Forge was August 30, 1862. On this date the Confederate army smashed the United States army at Manassas, on the outskirts of Washington. To many, including the president and press, it appeared that Washington was all but lost. The defeat was all the more galling because it was inflicted by a numerically inferior and inadequately equipped Confederate force. Someone, it was assumed, had to be responsible. Union commander Major General John Pope blamed the loss on charismatic and popular Major General Fitz-John Porter, whom he charged with disobedience of orders and shameful conduct before the enemy. A court-martial found him guilty. But was Porter really guilty or did he save the country from an even greater disaster? This book addresses the question of Porter's guilt or innocence, examining the trial and its aftereffects from several perspectives.