Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-07

these doled out the praises of God, and the
frightened congregation worshipped at
their dictstion. Now they only served by
their fly leaves to giVeme my whereabouts,
and said:
Presented to GraUeIly Ran Meeting House
By tn. Ladies.
Incidents of the Five Days FighfIug.
The New York papers are crowded with
accounts of the five days battles around
Petersburg The principal features of the
struggle have been fully transmitted by
telegraph, but incidents and episodes,
deeds of courage and touches of humor
and kindness, are elided. We append
few, selected from the New York papers of
Tuesday:
sHERIDANs GALLAETRY.
Sheridan is represented by those pre-
sent as being the impersonation of every
thing soldierly. He rode up and down the
lines under fire, continually encouraging
his men by waving his sword, commanding
in person, e1horting them to seizs the op-
portunity within their grasp, and sweep
their enemies to destruction. "Tske your
men iA"-H Make your men fght'-"PGsh
on your column" n"-"GO in, boys, go ia"-
Hal the damned rsscals are running
THE cowsrdly scounirels can't fight such
brave fellows as mine" Kill that damned
skulker" -" Shoot every man down like 8
dog that offers to skulks," were yelled in
thunder tones as he dashed along, where
the fire was hottest and the result most un-
certain. His presence was a consuming
fire to the rebels, and q tower Of strer 9Th
to our men. Probsbly no living soldier is
so terrible in battle as Sheridan. With the
first smell of powder he becomes 8 brill
liant, blazing meteor, a-d a pillar Of fire TO
guide his own hosts. The small, uhpre-
tending man when in Tepose, rises to the
sublimity of heroism in action, and infilses
q like spirit in all who are under him.
REMOVAL OF GENERAL WARREN.
But the most unexpected event of the
day or of the season was the removal from
command, in the presence of his troops,
and in the face of the enemy, by General
Sheridan, of Major General Warren, so
long commanding the Fifth army corps.
His corps was turned over to General
Gibbon as the ranking officer. But little
has trsnspired as to the immediate provo
cation, or qualification, but it is understood
to have been because of General Narren's
tardiness or refusal to obey orders, by
charging the rebel lines. From stOlerably
thorough acquaintance with General War
ren's usual behavior in somewhat similar
circumstances, I have not particle of
doubt that his removal was right and
proper. He and his personal staff passed
Gen. Grants headquarters stopping very
few minutes) late last night on their way
to the rear.
HOW CHAMBERLAIN SAVED THE HONOR OF
THE FIFTH CoBPs, ON FRIDAY.
General Griffin rode up to Gen. Cham
berlsin in this extremity. Chamberlain is
a young and anxious officer who resigned
the Professorship Of Modern languages in
Bowdoin College to embrace soldiers cs-
reer. He had been wounded thedsy before
but was jealous to try death again.
Chamberlain" said Griffin, 'can't you
save the honor of the 5th corps ~
The young General formed his men at
once-they hsu tasted powder hefore-the
185th New York and the 19Sth Pennsyl
vania Down they went into the creek
waist deep, up the slope into the clearing,
muskets to the left of them, muskets in
front of them, cannon to the right of them;
but their pace was swift, like their resolves
msny of them were cut down, yet they
kept ahead, and the rebels, who seemed as
tOnished at their own previous success,
drew off and gave up the field.
Brevet Major Gentry, Commisssry OF
Musters on General Warren's staff, had 8
narrow escape from capture. He had been
sent to arrange the picket line. In the
darkness he stumbled upon one Of the enc
my's videttes.
HWho comes thsr2' called out the vi
dette, his mode of pronouncing the last
word revealing st once his birth place as
south of Mason s. Dixons and the proba-
bility that he was then and there working
in the interest of the Southern Confeder.
scy.
"Hush your noise, ," responded the Major,
with a sharp didactic uttersnce; 81 am on
the track of two cursed Ysnks, and will
soon have them prisoners if if you keep
shut your mouth, or otherwise they will
get shut of me-"
THE BATTLE ON THE RIGHT-GRIFFIN
"HOLDs THE WORKS"
The rebels fought our men hand to hand
when we were about climbing the psrspet
of the fort, although lying down at the time
to avoid the fire of our advancing line.
General Griffin, of the Second Brigade of
the Division led the way into their works,
and when General Potter sent to ask if he
could hold the works, and if not to fall
back, his reply wss, "Tell General Potter
I can hold the works Send me more men
if YOU can; but 1 will hold the works" !"
He took command of the division on Cen
eral Potter being wounded.
HOW A NEGRO FOUGHT.
Charles Highgste, negro, had been q
servant in the regiment, and had so popu-
lsrized himself that the men persuaded
him to take up musket. It is one of the
few cases we have had of a black man
fighting in the same organization with
white men. Highgste never enlisted, but
volunteered for this fight, and was the
most desperate of all The men engaged.
He received no less than six wounds, any
one of which would have been mortal to
people of less than his colossal physique
and almost feline vitality. Shot 70 pieces,
in head, breast, arms, and legs, the re bel
column charging over him, until our boys,
reconquering, brought him to the rear a
broken mass, asking them, amidst their
plaudits, to be merciful and put him to
death. However, he was sent to the hos
pital at Spsin's farmhouse; the doctor
thought it absurd to amputste, for had he
survived it, he would have had neither
legs nor arms; SO they simply dressed his
wounds But to everybody's surprise, he
grew better this morning, and went to
City Point with hope Of recovery.
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