New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-25
Leucr from Mnicr-Gtn. Warren.

| To the Editor Of tn. " y TitNn.
SIR: respectfully request the publication Ill
your paper Of this communication ard panying
letters relating TO IT, battle oftive Forks
The only reasons have heard assigned for relieving
me at that ihe suTnsos Of Newspaper corrs-
sponlens. W ich there is authority for. But an I'M
friendly spriI toward apparently dictated their sup
positions and tyoy have done ne ouch Injustice was
relieved only after the battle was over, and while at tho
head Of my troops and WREN no; even fugitive OF The en-
envy sight. personally sought ofGeD. Sheridan
for his order but he would not or could not give
one and declined to DO obeyed The order TO report
TO Gen Grant that night and bv him assigned to
the command Of tie deensCs City Point and Bermuda
Hundred.
After tie evacuation Of Richmond and Petersburg
was give the command Of the troops at the latter
place and along the Southsde Railroad belonging to
the Army of the Potomac. Wien these troops were
relieved by troops from tie Army Of the James was
Jeff in Petersburg awaiting orders
Ithen addressed letter copy sent herewith dated
April O. TO Gen Rawns Chief OF staff, soliciting an IN
yestigatoa. On the ed OF April sent another re-
questng permission publish the first one. for the rea
sons set forth therein copy sent herewith
On the I'd May telegr"pbed Col bowers AoJu'ah'
General to ascertain If these had been received and
he answered. tuCy NtIt itcch'"s '"N '"'''' N"--~e
Grants absence Orders have been sent you (ne) to
repor, here when you can zee the General" I'm May
"a received by telegraph extract from General
Orders No ~ Of May Assigning me to tne comm"ho
of the Department OF the Mississippi
AT once proceeded TO Washington. and after per
sonal interview with Gen. Grant received, on tho 9th
NJ NAV m answer 10 my communica ions OF the 9th
and 22d April. authorizing my publishing them ana
stating the reasons for not granting me the mVesugs
,;on sought copy OF this letter is sent herewith
Having thus exhausted my means Of getting Ut the
ops. Of nv being relieved 10y Cen Sheridan present
the following brief account of the operations on tho is'
Of April
| r,e onerationr of the enemy on the Sat Of March
made IL necessary for to send portion oil my corps
durinu the night 10 support Gen. Sheridans cavalry
which had been forced back 20 near Dnwidoie Court
House One Of my divisions was thus e"mpe"eu "
march eli night after having fought all day. ana 'n'
rest Of the corps moved toward the enemy mat con
fronted tie cav airy at daybreak Our presence On th
flank and rear Of the enemy compelled him 10 iaii D'e
ranidly TO the vicinity Of the Five Forks. ana Ten
u sheridan on advancing with the cavalry FOUND DIN
l.uob,lv intreuched there This force proved to DO
lcompete division Of the enenys infantry ana all 'h
o.xs,rv Of Lees army received an order from Gen
Meade after Joining Gen. Sheridan, TO report 70 MN 10
lamv which did and the corps was halted by bis a
rectop Of the point where VIC joined him. soout d.
@ AtInm. WAS directed TO bring up the corps I
q Grsyely Run Church. distance oi nbol' TWO al
tbreeonsr,ev miles from where they had been halted
and there form With two divisions in ont ana one
reserve 40 A, 10 move with the whole corps. aud a
tack and turn the enemys left flank on the White va
N road Nv linz va, formed accordingly; Ayres or ID
tlsf IN thfes linss Of battle Crawford ~ e"' "sA'