The New York herald., 1878-07-12
GENERAL PoRTER's CASE.


TESTIMONY coNrRADIcTING GENERAL PoPE's
REPORT OF GENERAL AND SEVERE EN-
eAaxMEsr ON AUGUST 90, 1862 PoRTER's
ToRcE HOLDING LoNdsTREEr IN CHECK ON
THAT DAY PREVENTED LEE FROM ATTACKING.
wEsr Porxr, N. Y, July II. 1878
AZ the opening OF the Porter to-day Mr. Bullet
Of counsel Tor General Porter, asked II any reply had
been made the request sent 10 the War Department
for tho dispatches ana letters which General Porter
had scnt 10 General Pope. Counsel desired 10
press Tor them, and said It was most ex-
traordinary that they were not produced at
the court martial without improper pressure; ne DO
sired to be understood as pressing for them as ur
gently as possible Their production would be a.step
toward truth OF the most valuable character. The
Board nnaly directed that telegram DO sent TO Gen.
eral rope, In tho OF The Board, requesting him
to forward the documents referred TO- including four
notes dispatches which no could not ind during
tho court martial
THE HALP-FAsr FOUR p. Y. ORDER
The witness Lsaohman was tnen recalled and
closely examined tho supposed rouie of Captain
Popo bearing tho haIfpast lour order from General
Pope TO General Porter, commanding the latter TO
move against the enemy. II was charged in the pro-
cccdings OF tho court marital that the order
reached Porter at nvc O'Clock p. N. The latter
stoutly ayers that II did not get into his
hands tin between six and seven p. M
The testimony Of Leachman. who had been resident
In The locality for nisy years, showed that u was
physical imposs,bilty for Captain Pope to 80 over
the route which witness supposed he did 80 in less
than an and hall, when would make his arri.
val al Porters headquarters before six 7. NJ,
vidlpg The order handed 10 hin al tho precise.
time II was dated and he rode at The utmost speed.
iSAccURArE TOPOGRAPHY OF rorH's MAP
General Warren was called 10 Inc etand again ior
country and curing his examination he emphatlcaliy
denounced the map used at tho court martial us
very inaccurate Il had been charged that Porter
knew u fight gong on during the 29tn, for he
must xhavc seen The smeks OF the battle, scen the
troops, &c. Witness showed upon TINS point that lns
ovation ol the country was great bstween Porers
and Popes positions mat Porter could not have seen
anything pertaining to battle II there had been one
rnE TWO HOURS DELAY NIGHT OF ruE 27rn.
General Cnauncey Mckeevcr testiiied:-Was Assist
Adjutant General OF tho Third Army corps uuder
Hsinz ziemsn. Iu confirmation OF other witnesses he
warrentou Junction and Bistos, u having
been charged ,as nas for'sS s.n saa xSea sSea
be received the order move ut one A. H. the night
dark ana some rain fell aud witness did not be.
Ilcve Porier's 5000 men and artillery could have
reached Bristoe auy sooner by starting At ono A. NJ
than II they started at daylight. sfA
TIE BATTLE OF ruE 18TH aga44s
This witness also testified, have all OF the othors
tEus far that thers not heavy battle on The 29th
his despatch 10 the government, that been
y heavy battle and Porter did NOT como TO his aid
When counsel through WITH htm Gen0ral 500
field, President OF tho Board questioned him closely
aA to THIS point, the witness replying in substances
that more or less 4shling all the a,ernooa
OF tnat day, all o It occurring after the
attack Sigel IN the morning Altogether there
wsro iour engagements, not simultaneous, but about
40 hour apart, aud not over three Thousand men ln
each and there WAS very little firing after 1.-Two NJ,
and IN The evening mono at all; when the iull oc-
cured Pope Heintzeman aud witness were together,
ami Pope Impressed with the IDEA that tho enemy
rereatng; there was NO sound Of Datie south OF
rovetop that day, but there was SOUND north, but
mot "A heaV ~
.Isis claimed ,nA. this ana previous evidence Of
similar nature .ou,rasea strangely WIN tho despatch
lighting on Tho 2Sth. Ills despatch Is dated August
80 1862. sna commences BY saying:1''@Ws We
combiasd forces OF the enemy. which lasted with
con.inuous nrlng from daylight until after dark.
lie asid we now occupy" &c The despatch is dated
.sNsar Georgetowu, Va" Witness detailing what he
sent ono brigade iaio tho woods, aud It was rspused
then .here was attack just before or Just a'or 70
ss s Of Ga ssS' nS Sns Sns
attack with not moro than three Thousand men, when
General sooheld asked witness " tno lr,ng was like
hcavy muske!ry, by line and continuous, NO replied
II was 90 only ip ono case THAT Of Grover.) where
there was iall aro Of the Infantry ine aud Grover
lost over hall Of his command.
GENERAL PoPs SENDS DEsPArCnEs
Atthe ooenIng OF the Court Recorder Gardner read
worth, in vhlon nc stated mat he mailed yesterday
letter containing all the letters and dispatches IN mis-
he says hc never TO his knowledge received.
GENERAL Lgg's AID
Colonel Charles Marshall, y lawyer OF Baltimore,
and VINO was aide camp Tor General Lee, ol the
Confederate army, IN 1862, was sworn. he said
twelve rcnel brigadss marcnsd through rnoroulhsre
Gan on the 2Slh and the morning OF tho 29th
ABOUT halt past the advance was Grovcon,
when witness located The position o. the rebel troops
and SAID that as late as two p. NJ. General stuart
reported that General Jones right being throat
ened aud General Wilcox was ordered TO 60 10 nis
support; later In the afternoon Hood was attacked
aud Wilcox was sent back; the troops threat
ening Jones appeared 10 be coming along
the Manassas and Gainsville ROAD. and SIX
brtgades had 10 20 kept there to watch them.
This was considered important evidence Tor Porter,
as Il was his command that threatened the rebels,
aud thus Il Is claimed he acted discrcotly and held
tho rebols in check. preventing them from carrying
ous an intcudoi general attack that day. Witnoss
that no had IN mis- hand Lees original report Of
tho second Bull Run battle. He said General
Leo make attack the 29th Tor the reason
tnat Long street ADVISED against It, rhis witness also
denied positively that there was general battle on
the 29th indicated IN Popes despatcn. Thcre was
some artillery firing and Hood had severe fight, but
II did not become general