The New York herald., 1878-07-10
GENERAL PORTER'S CASE.

~ L4N I-h "a - I ON GsN . OASE.
CONCLUSION OF GENERAL wARRENs TEsTI-
MoYY-coNFEpEgArE CENTRAL LoNGsrREEr
GIVES STRONG LvIDENCE IN FAVOR OF PoR-
TER-HAD PORTER MARCHED AS ORDERED
BY p P4 HIS COMMAND WOULD HAVE BEIN
WEST PoINT July 0. 1873.
The examination oiGenora Warren la the Fitz John
Porter was resumed at eleven O'Clock this
morning.
Ie testified tat Of the both the close
nonsdins inaiea,nS What MINT "r ~ iyh % no . c eI M
and ossta n'S of Of
tween lhen up time ali the forces witness Knew
tune there NO Of
po NAB ' s an xa.
witness IL locates General iorter's position where
correctness erroneous in fact wtaess said
III ~ & a1 70 hs
about.
taken ny Captain Pope and orderly with the hA
Pas. eur r order 10 General Porter irom General rops
and orderly read 70 him. when hs description
a' sas s:
o @ .
Gnes Porter made that hs n.a an ORDER % move
nsa, IL, because tn nigh, was aars the troop. were
the would IN souiaoa 81 ss
there par ling of more Ike psi
and vehicles sr all s"a
The on very On. ymr TO pss
out o. the way Of the s"omy as sooa - daylight came
lug General syke. DIVISION and Yristow Station was
the wisnes. Was on the march with The Who'll. Of Pore
from n.rrsoas andins Hrissow station and j;
the ordsr this night 27 Tu. n, gave
roi,sr DO any act. Or heard him say asyssing
senss4 Pope hi. condacs on the ssa syidsiesa that
with the troops that made the assault Jacksons
he was two bigads SyAes In re uinr order and
saved the day; he aid ut Anto,am what he did
was always .oe,.ous Tor ntomatio very energetic IL
tiOn. '''
The on OF the Witness by Recorder
ner was close and igd sspeeia as 10 the accuracy Of
God men and sv.asy four guns ~ lying ing iac oay
aaMs 10 s h' s sas
ss s:: to .na me G hts
s:1s F%': is
a. NJ; him again with GENERAL Porter In the
aay viii "a s
s OF aaa as % % and and
'snsr. Lock: rode buck :. shs hoad Of ths column.
GnsKRAL LoscsrnKEr's rxsrlxosY.
Tho witness General ames longstreet OF the
confede'ate army ile stated that his residence now
August was about twenty Thousand men. aud he
VII. nsa ss s.s divisions Of
three brigxdss each there we're two battsons artillery
g~nisaiiSS; the troops were In due condition
Jackson ,''': on ~sss sAs
G sri aae. 70. through o,eweii Gap taat plight and
position" Lhs witness. sna .hs :.s9ps then .eSk direct
road to aias,vs and 81 s,'nsnt & 70 Jasa.ons com
nrins was heard. and reaching supporting distance
troop. depoycd q Kempsr three wore
thrown in the direction OF Manas.es ap raiirosd
ID her her mn
cay.ry wi'h onstrset oat a the cavalry of the army
eleven; ,no troops under Anderson wsrs along
the warrenton pike. 0Do 5000 stroag and Joined
Tn. Mcdowell map shown witness, and he ssiI the
that day Is generally correct lie ioosed Ge
map ..a .l n 81. Lent as w1 Ss lrss or four
his line also ponea out. sometimes his ssirmshers
larger portion of artillery msssed between him and
Jfe..o and there were other batteries along sno line
Infantry fighting occurred Ab.ni live r. IL brought
s sI sss ssyac'I S Know. the o. same me-
sa s 'ns% saosn; M sI
Lees plan for Longsect to bring engagement.
which he da and sesmsd the plan eaaarous from
re- as sn we " ,
because tho woods In front OF him he thought his po
wood. IL. would have been very hss.rdou, ivr
Gsser" Porter ,av., 20 take his command .rosns tho
e his force would hAvss been broken up;
TN IL late: II General Poster haa ntseked that
alter twelve O'Clock the furces
would nave annihlatsd ha. Tor the federal aes were
thou much cxtcnded ami dsointed; the battle
3utb drought about by attack Jackson the
witness heavy masses OF troops pressing the latter
instead OF obeJing order from uenera Leo
enforce witness placed tcsies In
enhadny hrc Sst the tney Tell back
three when he haaiy charged aispe, ssd tne
following until ton r. ". ~ General Porter had
attack him the 2oih he could have he!d him without
drswi.s < II, m the rest of the army.
The cross-examination was made with Lieutenant
ColoLc Smith. OF General Popcs stan, prompting the
Recorder Ia the questons aud u Was searching and
perscvering
EVIDENCE GgSsRAL MARSHALL
General Il. u Marshall. VI Pnnceton y. aud at pres.
the retired st of the Den
ea Lonssrset tie testhcd thai the evidence siven by
him the trial was incomplete As he sick
believed uortaiy the time his dep
taken. aud wished to add to testih.d
IA. Colonel Of tho Thirteenth New ork v.lune~r..
aud detailed with references to the map the picket
srvice he ordered by General Portef the 18th
lie also his eyidnce of his
Of the aud his reports to Generals Msrr and Por
tIAl AnS