The New York herald., 1878-10-15
GENERAL FITz JOHN PORTER.
CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY ON BIS
APPEAL-A SON OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN ON
THE STAND

CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY ON his
THE STAND.
GeneralJ J. c. Mosby, the guerilla commander OF the
Confederate army, TOOK the witness stand when the
Fhz John Porter ADVISORY Board met yesterday
morning Although tho Generals hair has turned
gray the keen eyes are as bright and the spare
frame as supple and nervous the unhappy days
OF ths war. He examined on behalf Of the gov
ernment but his testimony was not voluminous.
Ho was under the command OF General j. Z. B.
Stuart In August. 1862, and on the 2Sih OF that
moath rode with stuart to Thsroughiars Gap to
soc II Longstrest coming through and on the
following morning saw battle which began ~ an
early hour. II was current his vicinity later in
the day that the federal troops turning
testimony.
DR.. EDWARD Faxon, who was assistant surgeon in
the sscord BRIGADE First DIVISION Of Porters corps.
said he was with the command on the march from
Warreuton Junction to Bristol station, and heard Gen.
era Porter say to an oriorly, "Tell General Morre
iwho was in the advapce) TO halt his divisions don't
care damn II l don't got there" Witness testified
that II very dark the morning Of the ~ III
that hs regiment had groat difficulty getting out OF
the woods into the road General Porter, he thought
arrived a. Bristol Station within Q low minutes OF
noon.
Robert I. Lincoln, son OF President Abraham Lin
coin, was the next witness called by Major Gardner
terest IN the court room, and .'How hKo his
fatherW was the commoA remark Tho like.
ness was certainly strlx.ng put tho witness bud
fuller lace and agure, and rs not so tall
as his father. He has luli brown eyes, wavy, long
nar Of the same color Is about thirty years old
ana Is graduate OF Harvard. His testimony
ferred Principally TO coayersation held Win his
father in Washington at tho time the original court
martial was trying tho charges against Genera! Por
ter. Presidsnt Lincoln, referring to the testimony
before that tribunal IN conjunction With his own
knowledge oi affairs, said the sentence should have
been death. General Schoneld, president of the
Board questioned the wilnoss as 10 how the convsr
satlou began what led t 10 General Perter's case
bul witness could not remember these points He
thought his father had special reference 10 the letter
evening OF the battle The exact language used by
the President was:-"ln my opinion tho conduct OF
General Porter has been such as 10 justify sentence
Johu 3. Taylor, OF Readsvis, Pa, who was cap
tain in the First Pennsylvania cavary-a portion OF
fed that ne with Ricketts, tho morning OF tho
29sb at Thoroughare Gap. and was ordered to report
signed place III ADVANCE with Morrell; there was
heavy fighting the vcini itY Of GTovosoG; witness
me rsac rom n warreu.on Juaoon to Callers Station
as pretty good thorouxhiare
Robert J. Mcvitt, second lieutenant OF tho Eighth
Pennsylvania cavalry. corrcb0rated the last witness,
as did also N. h. Ramsay and Jonn Hoffman, OF tho
Same regiment
Emmor b. Cope bore called by petitioner. He
testified that ne was Sergeant IN Company A, FIRST
Pennsylvania Reserves, General Reynolds division,
ana battle held near Groveton the
morning Of the 29tn he described the events OF The
day and pointed ous the position OF ms DIVISION on
map finally testified mis- belief that the report
OF the battle rnado by General Reynolds highly
ngerated.
Colonel Owen Jones, Of tho same regiment also
called by petitioner, I'd this opiron.
Major William II. Hope and Colonel Legrand Bono
dict described the battle oi the 2yh. The command
OF the ormsr, although constantly under hrs was not
engaged that day.
serxean. John s. Holngshsad, Of The Ninth Penn
sylvania Reserves, corroborated this witness.
John Mclean, OF Pronenac, Mimi, VINO was Colo
mel In command OF u brigade In SigePs corps. do
scrbed the movements of the various commands dur
Ing the battle Of the 29th and averred that he saw
heavy fighting.
The Board will meet again to-day.