The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-21

treuchmsats In front Of General Buffers position.
Mr.. Oscar q. sawysrs Despatch.
BssxupA HuxDxzp, Va, June 10 1854.
MAJOR ogsxslr S,iLMosx RELIEVED At HIS REQUEST.
Major General Gimoss. with his personal s,ar-Maicr
Brooks and Captains Bragg and Frothnghamle:t last
night for Washington whsfs he TO report to tho adu
general Of army, In Pursuance Of the followin
order
Special Orders-va. SO.
HHADouAhTRRs ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
Cry POINT, Va. June IT, 1854. !
Major General O. A. Gilmore, United states Volunteers.
sas o az he Tsp.s army corps serving n hs icpsr
men virginia and North Carolina, to take eject and
date from June H. s and will to M.,anS
for orders. His personal STAFF has permission 70 accom-
pGny him
& Bowers, Assistant Adjutant General.
The reasons that induced General Gilmore to request
General Grant TO relieve him such will justify him
In the minds or any candid, just man.
In the rst place. General Gilmore has hee aCcused By
the commanding general under whom he has been
serving OF disobedencs OF orders, and Of having failed
perform his part In the recent attack Petersburg
whereby the operation Of capturing the place failed So
General Butler reported to the Secretary Of War, and
threw the entire blame OF the failure General Gill
more. General Gilmore, Communication to General
Butler In reply TO letter from him. suggested that
he should probably apply for . court Of inqairy
10 investigate his conduct while serving in this
department. General Butler Immediately relieved Gen
eral Gilmore Of hts command and ordered him down 70
Fortress Monroe untthe court OF inquiry could meet
Az the ninety article expressly gives the
power ordering court Of inquiry 70 tho President
alone 10 whom application Is made and General Gill
had asked for such court, considered
stretch OF power General Buffers part TO relieve Gen.
Gilmore and attempt TO send him TO another point to await
contingency that might never arise II Is more than
questionable whether . department commander can
relieve . corps commander whom the President
has assigned But Il DONE and General Gilmore LETT
without command. On General Grants arrival General
Buffers order sending General Gilmore Mon
roe was practically snnued. and 1t General Gimores
request General Grant relieved him from the corps
mand and sent him Washington where the whole A.
fair will DO examined into
Impartial and truthful history win record that the
campaign this Peninsula has failed through tho In
capacity OF General Glmorshat he obeyed orders.
has fought his corps with skill and success, and that
thefalurs to take Petersburg because the rebel
works were strong and we'll defended for the
small force sent against them to meet with anything but
defeat had the attack been NADIA II has been reported
that Kantzs cavalry had been in tho city ITSELF They
crossed The outer line Of ride pits, but confronted
By and strong line or ntrenchmeu from which
they fell back, unable TO carry thcm and their ADVANCE
under Colonel Spear not within the corporation linn
It's at least mile and half from the city. The enemy
had force nearly strongas ours, and behind
strong works.
General Gilmore leaves with tbs regrets OF the entire
Tenth corps the officers and Of which have the most
implicit confidence In disabilities and skill soldier
and leader and such inst attacks have been made
upon his character Will impair that confidence. We wish
him all the success that be- could desire.