Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-23
GEN. GILMORE AND GEN. BUTLER.

The following letter from oneof the army correspond
ens OF the New York Herald, explains fully the Of
the presence in Washington at this time Of Msjor Gen
GILMORE, recently commanding our forces at Charles
ton and lately cooperating with the James exped
ton The Boston Transcript remarks pertinent to the
subject this letter. that the capture of Petersburg proves
to be work Of difficulty than supposed few
days ago. "when considerable indignation was excited
against Gen Gilmore because he did support the attac
of Keutz and q in and win" Gilmore is an engineer
aud his Judgment to the feasibility of attack has been
justified by events As the Army Of the Potomac has not
yet succeeded in taking Petersburg it absurd to
suppose that Gilmore could have done it with less than
FIVE thousand men.
BERMUDA HUNDRED, (VA.) JUNE 10, 1864.
Msjor Gen. Gilmore with his personal staf-Maior
Brooks and Caps Bragg and Frcthinehamet last night
for Washington where he is to report to the Adjutant
General Of The Army in pursuance of the following order
Headquarters Armies Of tAe United States,
City Point, ia } June H. 1864
Major Gen Q Gilmore, United States Volunteers is
at his own request hereby relieved from the command
Tenth Army Corps serving tue Department of Virginia
and North Carolina to take effect aud date from June IA in
the Aduan General Of the Aruy for orders His personal
staff has permission 10 accompany him.
By rmaud Of Lieutenant General GRANT:
L. s. BOWERS, Assistant Adjutant General.
The ressons that induced Gen Gilmore to request Gen.
minds Of any candid just man.
In the first place, Gen. Gilmore has been accused by
the commanding General under whom he has been serving
of dsobedence OF ORDERS aud of having failed perform
hs part in the recent attack Petersburg whereby the
operation Of capturing the place failed So Gen Butler
reported the Secretary OF War and threw the entire
blame of the failure of Gen Gilmore. Gen Gilmore iu
Communication Gen. Butler in reply to letter from
him. suggested that he should probably apply for court
Of INQUIRY to investigate his conduct while serving in this
department. Gen. Butler Immediately relieved Gen Gill;
more Of HE command and ordered him down to Fortress
Monroe until the court of inquiry could meet As the
ninety second article of expressly gives the power of
ordering court of inquiry to the President alone to whom
application is made, and Gen. Gilmore had asked for
no such court il considered stretch Of power on
Gen Buffers part TO relieve Gen. Gilmore ana attempt To
send hin to sGoher pUil await contingency that
might eVer arise. Ii is more than questionable whether
department commander relieve corps commander
whom the President has assigned. But done aud
Gen Gilmore left without pommsnd
On Gen Grants arrival Gen. Buffers order sending
Gen Gilmore to Fortress Monroe practically annued
and at Gea 0lmores request Gen Grant relieved him
from the corps command and sent him to Washington
where the whole affair will be examined into
Impart and truthful history will record that the cam
pagn this Peninsula has not failed through the ncspa
city of Gen. Glmore-that be has obeyed orders has
fought his corps with skill aud success AID that tho failure
take Petersburg because the rebel works too
strong aud 100 well defended for the small force sent
them TO meet with any thing but defeat had the
stack been made 1t has beea reported that Kaug cav
airy bad been 10 the city self They CROSSED the outer
line Of rife pits, but were confronted by inner and
strong line of entertainments, from which they fell back
unshe to carry them and their advance undar Col Spear
pot within the corporation mts-at least mile and
hslf fcom the city The enemy had force nearly as
,trorg as ours, ard were behind strong works
Gen Gilmore leayes with the regrets Of the entire Teeth
Corps the officers and of which have the most implicit
confidence in his abilities and skill soldier and leader
aud such unjust attacks have been made upon his
character will impair that confidence,