New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-19
CAVALRY MOVEMENTS AT FIVE FORKS.
FIVE WITNESSES rXAMINrD BEFORE THE wARRES


Tho Testimony before the Warren Court OF IN
ouiry Yesterday related chiefly TO the action oil tne
cavalry during the battle of Five Forks. MAJOR A.
C. Uoughton. Of Toledo. ONO. was the hrst WIZ
the Second OHIO Cavalry and aide-de-camp To
Colonel Pennington. He described the position
that had been taken mp by the edeIal iorcts G,,
Court House. On the morning OF April !, III the
gray of dawn. they began 10 advance ara
along the Brooks road. ami then across the country
Ia the left FOR the first mile two there was con
siderable fighting with what was supposed 10 ne
the cnemy's infantry. position was taken up III
tho Gillian heid the right resting GA the road
running eastward from the Gillian house al tue
east edge of the woods and the lett extending do"n
to tn southwest i'll the open field. Other hrl&adcf 0i
General Clusters command WtTe TO The lett OF inns
brigade The witness said IL about noon
when they reached this position. Orders were
received from Colonel Pennington TO move 10 the
right and connect with Che lett oil flt/huSh .
hrpo1e The first charge made after the me
was rcadusted about half past 3 o'clock: me
right Of the brigade, to which the witness heIonFed;
in It's new position rested on the scott road ana
thp lcsI on the eastern edge of the Gillian hcid.
When the final assault was made the sun Gas ncaf
the horizon and could be seen through the trc.s;
The artillery fire OF the enemy was kept up UNI II
within three or fCuT minutes OF the Inn" wien the
cavalry crossed over the works The witness was
woundcd At the north side OF the Gillian hrid nc
rode forward To take the ColorS oi ulNlson tha' lie
Thought disposcd 10 surrender when the cCIuf-
guard picked MP gun ana shot hin.
Colonel Albert Bamtz captain III the second
Ohio cavalry PcnmIncton's brigade. was next cN-
ahmed. When his brigade went over the enemy :
line of works he said. 1t was au9n' sunset lie nli
rot any of the infantry at The time oi cr"aSiu|'
but lit;le later taw some coming UP from =. ne
right with General sheridan at ia" head. HE
roads from Dnwiddlc Court Hons" 10 rive Forks,
the witness said. had dried OH rapidly after the
rain on the previous day The loss to the regiment.
which numbered 800 was fourteen, officers ana
The next witness was Colonel Andrew !. Me
Gonuiglc captain in the QuaI1rrnasjcr's Depart
mcnt III shorl'.anS command. ne man Wd-"h
train. he stated, was back about twenty-five mics
from Dnwiddic Court lloHSc. There was no Tram
forward except the ammunition trdtn. Dullhg lle
afternoon Of April /, he saw General W arr'h ana
General Sheridan together. Genera. Warren was
seated When asked if he noticed General Shcrl-
dams manner lie replied that ne observed ne was
anxious and impatient. General Warren was very
col ectcd and quiet The witness heard General
Sheridan give the order for the infantry 10 make
I; left half wheel Oh the return o. the 'ncni =
works. The command lnoveG across an open spec
toward some woods. IL was hrihS mo 'hese WOODS
when General Sheridan rushed IL 'front.' ana told u
10 move INTO tac woods ~ none oi the enemy we're
there There was pause, and Cen raj sheridan
denounced the troops III nnmcasurrd terms. AS
they ncarcd the angle they met WIN Slroht loTte
of The enemy As the infantry moved down the
line of the works ii met a squadron 81 cavalry
charging from the west This was near rive / "r"S.
The cavalry moved Oh toward the north III pursuit
of the enemy. Very little resistance was met nc
witness SAID, after crossing the WORKS OF III"
Lienicnant- oloncl George G. Briecs, of the
18th Michigan Cavalry, Stages biStd'' l'Al
cucuv's line about O'Clock lie saw some portions
Of the infantry forces advance about O'Clock.
The cavalry had made several charg before max
inr thc final assault. The witness said ne could
moi remember whether it was before they had
crossed the works or after that he saw The infantry.
lie considered the tght practically over III hall
hour rom tine time tn" assault w&> made.
The last witness was Lirutrnant-to Colonel Henry
: Parrelcc whose rank was that Of sergeant IN the
lst Connecticut Cavalry. lie described the SKY
missiles OF the cavalry It'll the enemy and the luaI
assault While in the SIdnoT field, ne saw Large
body of infantry advancing from the T2hj. re
did not know " nose command Z was. but Thought
the body large enough to be q division. IL was then
almost dark.
With the execution OF one CT two questions To the
l,;t witness none of the witnesses were cros>-cN
amnrd by the applicants counsel. The inquiry
Will be renewed to-day At ! a. III.