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Fitz-John Porter
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
| April 11, 1862 | General Fitz-John Porter [US] decides to ride in an observation balloon alone when inventor Thaddeus Lowe takes a sick-day. In flight, the balloon tether breaks, and Porter nearly crosses into enemy territory. A last minute change in wind direction returned him to Union lines. | |
| May 27, 1862 | Battle of Hanover Court House | Virginia |
| George McClellan | ||
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| June 26, 1862 | Battle of Mechanicsville [CS]
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek [US] Battle of Ellerson's Mill [Alternate] Battle of Ellison's Mill [Alternate:misspelling] Daniel Harvey Hill [CS] attacks Fitz-John Porter [US]. |
Virginia |
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Battle of Beaver Dam Creek | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| George Meade | ||
| June 27, 1862 | Battle of Gaines Mill [US]
Battle of First Cold Harbor [CS] Battle of the Chickahominy [Alternate] John Bell Hood [CS] and George Pickett [CS] breakthrough Fitz John Porter's [US] line, forcing Union troops south of the Chickahominy River and severing McClellan's supply line to Eltham's Landing (White House, West Point) |
Virginia |
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| John Bell Hood | ||
| Battle of Gaines Mill | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| George Pickett | ||
| George Meade | ||
| July 1, 1862 | Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Malvern Cliffs Robert E. Lee [CS] attacked George B. McClellan [U.S.], whose men made a gallant stand in front of the James River. Lee called off his attack after failing to break the Union line. |
Virginia |
| George McClellan | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | ||
| Seven Days Retreat | ||
| Battle of Malvern Hill | ||
| Darius Couch | ||
| August 29, 1862 August 30, 1862 |
Second Manassas[CS]
Second Bull Run[US] General John Pope [US] lost to General Robert E. Lee[CS]. General James Longstreet's [CS] 28,000 man assault on August 30 was the largest simultaneous assault of the war in this Confederate victory. Union losses 13,830 Confederate losses 8,350 Also includes: Manassas Plains, Gainesville |
Virginia |
| James Longstreet | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Army of Virginia | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Samuel Heintzelman |
Fitz-John Porter
Cousin of David Porter
As Albert Sidney Johnston's adjutant-general, Major Fitz-John Porter rode west on the Utah Expedition. He returned to Washington D. C. to become the assistant adjutant-general for the U. S. Army.
Fitz-John Porter was, by George McClellan's own admission, his favorite corps commander. Following the Battle of Seven Pines Porter's 5th Corps screened the Army of the Potomac north of the Chickahominy River. During the Seven Days Robert E. Lee wanted to cut McClellan's line of supply and massed his forces north of the river against Porter's corps.
At the Battle of Mechanicsville, Porter withstood an advance by A. P. Hill late in the day on June 26, 1862 pulling back to a position prepared by engineer John Barnard at Gaines Mill. One of the strongest positions held by either side during the Civil War, Porter withstood repeated attacks by a majority of men in the Army of Northern Virginia. Late that afternoon, Lee picked John Bell Hood to lead an attack against Porter's line, giving him specific instructions to use bayonets on the skirmish line, then hit Porter's main line with bullets. The radical change in tactics allowed Hood to break a hole in Porter's line and the entire Army of Northern Virginia to advance, severing McClellan's supply line.
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Cousin of David Porter
As Albert Sidney Johnston's adjutant-general, Major Fitz-John Porter rode west on the Utah Expedition. He returned to Washington D. C. to become the assistant adjutant-general for the U. S. Army.
Fitz-John Porter was, by George McClellan's own admission, his favorite corps commander. Following the Battle of Seven Pines Porter's 5th Corps screened the Army of the Potomac north of the Chickahominy River. During the Seven Days Robert E. Lee wanted to cut McClellan's line of supply and massed his forces north of the river against Porter's corps.
At the Battle of Mechanicsville, Porter withstood an advance by A. P. Hill late in the day on June 26, 1862 pulling back to a position prepared by engineer John Barnard at Gaines Mill. One of the strongest positions held by either side during the Civil War, Porter withstood repeated attacks by a majority of men in the Army of Northern Virginia. Late that afternoon, Lee picked John Bell Hood to lead an attack against Porter's line, giving him specific instructions to use bayonets on the skirmish line, then hit Porter's main line with bullets. The radical change in tactics allowed Hood to break a hole in Porter's line and the entire Army of Northern Virginia to advance, severing McClellan's supply line.
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