Join retired attorney and Civil War author Kevin C. Donovan at Ocean County College on Wednesday, Dec. 10 for a Jersey Shore Civil War Round Table presentation titled “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?” In the lecture, set to begin at 7 p.m., Donovan will explore key aspects of the trial with a lawyer’s eye, and answer the question of whether Porter was a victim of politics, or a traitor.
Admission is free.
“Porter probably is not a name familiar even to those who have more than a passing knowledge of the American Civil…
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