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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06762.012 |
| From Archive Folder | A collection of one hundred five items related to General John Pope, first commander of the Army of Virginia |
| Title | Speech of General Pope |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Pope, John (1822-1892) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Subjects | Military History Union General Reconstruction American West |
| People | Pope, John (1822-1892) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Reconstruction; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | General Pope was assigned the command of the fledgling Army by President Lincoln and his Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton. The main scope of the official correspondences refers to the Second Battle of Bull Run, in which Pope accused General Fitz John Porter of failure to enter into battle. According to Ezra Warner's Generals In Blue, "[having] committed the cardinal military sin of blaming others for his own errors of judgement. Entirely misapprehending the situation . . . Pope succeeded in having Fitz John Porter cashiered for disobedience of orders impossible of execution and displaying the grossest ignorance of the situation at the time they were issued." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |