New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06
GEYERAL WARRENS CONDCCE.
HIS DELAY AT FIVE FORKS.


GRANr-NO INsUPERlDLE OBSTACLES IN GENE
RAJ wAKErN's WAY.
The examination of Lieutenant General
sheridan was resumed yesterday morning upon tie
oprninE OF The Warren Court of Inquiry The obltu of
the examination, which conducted bY counsel Tor
General Warren appeared to he to establish by the
witness himself tuat his actiOa III renewing General
Warren WAS well coIs cr,d, aud that it was taken
without a full knowledge OF AL thr facts.
General Sheridan sad Bc could not now say when he
received the dispatch written by General Grant Gt
1905 D. H., March 81 and informing him that Warren
would he at DinwIGdc 10y midnight dispatch from
General VI ade to General sucrdnn which twas agreed
was probably written about $3.50 D. o March 81, was
pui III evidence The dIspIch concludes as follows:
General G,aut is requested to auinuIIz the scndus e."
WartcuS other divisions down tine ART road l.-t
Crump1. to hold aud cover The road ana To htHcN 10y
day .gnt.
II wa, intro luccd TO show that General Sheridan put
undue stress upon the failure Of Warren 10 make the
Il ,ark In the rear OF Tho enemy Dispatch from G'n
eral Meade to General Grant, dated Arm l. IL Me- sad
locked upon Iuportnut to Waurn's cause, was
IA, 1t tedd as follows:
the officer sent to Sheridan returned between and
3 H. III. without amy written communication, nut -hNiHS
Gurrni ~IrrlluJ, nl,.iun That the enemy were t.
irm from ms iront. rll Ih.cnc o: nrng TN mriu
ing "%mI seem t. b ro i r IGS I;t @ on W m
whole corps, and viii require further orders
General Sheridan sai.ihc recalled expressing such IN
opinion mentioned to one Of Mradc's officers, Htd
added II not that was Grazing h--lbtahcr, ht
Generals Grant and Meade who ANXIOUS 10
send it,"
The counsel for General Warren usH"d :nc witness I
the d,pItcn din not ini"dtc That G'E"ral M"'" did
not think that Warren would not reach Dinwmlr 1T
midnight. "Wcll. there Is some question about that
was ihr reply. had received dispatch from Meade
that Warren would be III the rear Of the enemy. and
General Grant said he would b. there by mdn .hL'
"Whcthcr General Warren diI what WIS cXI ted ~
him depended on Genera Ncadc's orders dId 1t not,
and not upon your expectations" was asked
Il could not order him." was the reply. "Gcncral
Meales orders were the basis OF his acion-thc first
point to be considcrcdDut Lad .ht ny cxprcra
tons"
"Supposc your expectations were based on error had
You right to hold Warren responsible for not comiu-
up 10 them T. General Shrrldn declined 10 answer
this question: and an argument to the Court followed
After retirement for consultation General Hancock sad
the Court mad decided that the witness might
the question II he could. II was somewhat modified
AMI witness replied: " should Say that IT would be the
order OF Meade that was 10 control Warrcn's actions"
1.-THE next thing. then, exert controlling iunurucc
would been The condition aud actual circumstances
Of the troopsi -
"If tn,y were ont Of ammunition that fact would
have everything to do with It,"
Would not In" obstacles Of the rain woody country
etc, have exert Il an influence =
eve should at least to Il 10 come them"
When you relieved him, what information had vou
rs to whether Warren lau or Hli not done everything
,,n.sihc In carry ont (c,cr,I NcaGc'- ord IT,. -
P''' 49,
- con d'l'"ohJ h!7 '"H"I' 80 carry Out MS 'I''ia
and my inability 10 accomplish What desired. lie d"
mn, r,nn d,yu i'm flr rear Of ne enemy and my M
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NJ once ana A'u'h Tue enc 10! u 'front.' "i me- lHlinc
the puni that expected hiH - com" at after
u,iGIt. nj"
-" lad {ou aay per onal 'p",Y'clro Of what obstacles
taI prr-Ondl knowledge that there ll-
eIpcapn o"siacits ~ ans way. tn"uS"i hr hai Lc'u
diElU.i."
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