Argument Of John C Bullitt

Author : John C. Bullitt
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ISBN 13 : 9781331173571
Total Pages : 224 pages
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Download or read book Argument of John C. Bullitt, Counsel for the Petitioner, Fitz John Porter, Before the Advisory Board of Officers at West Point, January 6th, 1879 (Classic Reprint) written by John C. Bullitt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Argument of John C. Bullitt, Counsel for the Petitioner, Fitz John Porter, Before the Advisory Board of Officers at West Point, January 6th, 1879 Day. West Point, Monday, January 6th, 1879, 10 A. M. The Board met pursuant to the foregoing orders and adjournment. Present - Maj.-Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. A.; Brig.-Gen. A. H. Gerry, U. S. A.; Col. George W. Getly, U. S. A., and the Recorder, Also, Fitz-John Porter, the petitioner, and the several gentlemen of counsel. The reading of the minutes of the previous session was omitted with the consent of the petitioner. Argument Of John C. Bullitt, Of Counsel For Petitioner. Mr. Bullitt said: May it please the Board, the accusations against Gen. Porter, without following the technical form in which they were drawn in the charges and specifications, may be stated as follows: I. That Gen. Porter did not march, as ordered to do, at 1 A.M. of the 28th of August, 1862, from Warrenton Junction for Bristow Station, but delayed moving for two hours, or until 3 A.M. II. That he did not obey the joint order of the morning of August 29th, 1862, to Gen. McDowell and himself, to move towards Gainesville. III. That on the 29th of August, 1862, being with his army corps, between Manassas Station and the field of battle then pending, and within sound of the guns, and in the presence of the enemy, and knowing that a severe action, of great consequence, was being fought, and that the aid of his corps was greatly needed, he did fail all day to bring it on the field, and did shamefully fall back and retreat from the advance of the enemy, without any attempt to give them battle, and without knowing the forces from which he shamefully retreated. IV. That while a severe action was being fought on the 29th August, 1862, by Gen. Pope, and believing the troops of Gen. Pope were sustaining defeat and retiring from the field, he did fail to go to the aid of Gen. Pope, and retreated away and fell back with his army, and left to the disasters of a presumed defeat, Gen. Popes army, and failed, by any attempt to attack the enemy, to aid in averting the misfortunes of a disaster that would have endangered the safety of the capital of the country. V. That he disobeyed the order of 4.30 P. M. of August 29th, 1862, to attack the enemy on his flank or rear. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.