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Randolph, Theodore F. (Theodore Fitz) (1826-1883) Speech of Honorable Theodore F. Randolph of New Jersey, in the Senate of the United States, Monday, March 1, 1880...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.314 Author/Creator: Randolph, Theodore F. (Theodore Fitz) (1826-1883) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet signed Date: 1880 Pagination: 1 v. : 24 p. ; 23.3 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

(title continues)... on the bill for the restoration of General Fitz John Porter to the United States Army. Argues in support of Porter. Signed by Randolph on the front cover.

In 1878 and 1879, General Porter was placed before a military board gathered to reevaluate his actions in the Battle of Second Manassas. In March 1879, the board exonerated Porter of former charges placed against him. In the 1880s, Porter's sentence was officially reversed, and under a special act of Congress, his commission was restored (with no back pay due). In an autobiographical sketch (refer to GLC02494.07) he notes, "restoration to the army by President Cleveland under authority of act of Congress dated July 1 '86- Commission as Colonel dating back to May 14 1861. Placed on the retired list of the Army as Colonel July 7 1886."

Randolph, Theodore F. (Theodore Fitz), 1826-1883

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