Talk:Court-martial of Fitz John Porter

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[edit] Justification

Why not merge this with the main article at Fitz John Porter? – ukexpat (talk) 21:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

There's not much information there and so I started researching it in order to add a section. But while researching I experienced the "pulling on a thread" scenario and found more and more information -- enough to warrant its own article. I think the best comparison is Breaker Morant. This trial was as significant as an indicator of political, military, and social cultures and the divisions in those cultures as that one. It even impacts modern visitors to Manassas National Battlefield Park, since the work Porter did to try to clear his name was used by the park to restore the battlefield to its 1862 appearance five years ago.  –  The Frog (talk) 22:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Outline for Future Work

Adding links to relevant pages.