New-York tribune., 1880-07-01
CHAEGE IN THE W4BREy COUBT.

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TIE COURT EXPRrss REG"ET AND PROCEED WITH
1HE INQUIRY-GENFRAL sHEETpANs REQUEST
TO MODIFY HIS TESTIMONY RtFUSED.
Contrary to the expectation expressed by himself
on Tuesday, General Hancock has been relieved
from duty as a member of the Warren Court OF In
ouiry He did not appear az the usual hour yeStef-
dav morning and General AuGur ordered the Court
TO be opened. Recorder Langdon presented some
papers from General Hancock, which we're brleI
note calling tie attention OF the Court to TELEGRAM
from the Adiutaut General at Washington, Whch
slated that General Han cock was Teievcd IN ac-
cordance with his request. ana copy oi the Rpph-
c,,Ion 10 the Adiutant-Grncra In his application
after saving thar he shOGu Ike 10 be relieved rom
service as a member or the Cudrt oil inquiry ueH-
era Hancock SAID:
Ny withdrawal would way affect the legality OF
the tribunal WHhou ne wodid consist OF - y mel ,ei
General {. G. AuIur, United states Army ana t'l"h
rc g,lariy apral lntcd Recorder. General war; "pl,ar
daily person ana also ny counsel; ana NIT A b.
Garlprr jude AdNo. atc, under sanction %. "-iD'
c, raj S6tr,dan ma, Court ~ tnus contiiiG,,d,
vnuIu remain Iully competent 10 pr ct'd W.iH lHc
,sk n hr re ievrs iro m this service because
feel confdiu inst asceItanug OF facts Dy the ie-
naming members Of the Court VIII Oe tuI ana sdllac
tory ana in reaching thc,r concu'i9ns the members
would he equally harm0ui0u-, we iher rtlna neI upon
the Court sh ,ud b. relieved rom IT, Nrllher me
/ thnk. oc affected by my Withdrawal.
General Augur. who will hereafter act as presi-
dent Of the court, asked counsel II theV I9d any
thing to say IN view of General llancocks com
munlcatIon. Mr.. Stickney sad that he had nothing
to saw and Mr. GlE-EFr sald nothing General
Augur ordered the communication TO Ge lnaue pire m
of tie record, and ordered the following 10 be
| attached TO ii:
Tho Court desire 10 put on record expression OF it,
regret al he re- remont tine court oi itS late pts-
dru Major ZEN RAJ Hancock, and To express liz sens
OF advantages 1t hhs hitherto experienced from h'S
| long ,Xpericnce aud wise c"uiisriN'
General g. Il. Maxwell of salt Lake City, was
! ,alled to he stand a witness In 1870 he was
/ lJcutenant-C ColOnel of the Isl Michigan tayaliy'
and took part in the ODeratlons az ElVe Forks
| Ait,r stating that his command WAS driven by the
Confederates on March 81. ana that he was so much
concerned bout the question OF getting out o ther
way that he did not observe localiles me witness
! sand that on that mgdt he biYoulcked h'at
! the boydton plank road. where before dayught
/ Fslerai infantry passed him on theif way Io"lu
! DtnviddIe. On the morning Of April /, be was lut
! in the advance of General DeElhs corps Iis
command moved up toward fNe foi"s H,rl
| rapidIV rncountcrIug and driving the enemy ;
| cavalry. II. first came under sjI1hG Ifr III "p'ul
! 10 O'Clock. when lie strnck a force OF n enemy
were to find and develop the enrlh,. ana report /"
General Sheridan. III drove Tue enemy Dehhu iHtI
works, ard saw Custer bring up jW" ti@du"S vi
| dIsmOunfcd men N iEc Gl.tid'n H"il' I'hhiht.'"
commanded thc advance hlsahe ana Nape.."lt ',1 ~
| other. After sending squadron "i caFaiiS 10 '""e
some pckets that were botu-ilhg Iih' iH' "iih'I'F
saId he moved ems ward and came - place on ihe
lines of an, works where there was no Federal lolc'
Rstor. ths ne q id made assault 10 SEE what The
| trrc. nf tbr enemy vas. FINALLY hc crossed the
! works at n polnt IN 'he 5on'h tnd uI l'r sun
field. Previous 10 this lc had hcJ'' hiiH't
I
! infantry were making the assault. Ills cohm"hn
were dI -ln0un eel snOr dist nee ron the "nTNS'
Before they went over the works the W'In was
passed that tlc infantry tad t"h'iI i.c iI-i' '""
! were sweeping along tie lIc 81 works. IiiS cuh-
rand lost heavily durIu- the Gay. AT dusk he was
! wounded, and be va, on me Bi"uhn "n'H Ills iIo"
A he ropriusIon of General Maxwell's testimony,
General Aupur sal tnat the inquiry appeared .p ue
dutiIug beyond It, object ana inft.tiS "i ott"i oI
10 Impor iance had bect DRAGGED ID. IL 'l' ,it'd1
tioUs OF the cavalry could be- SHOWN 10 nave aec yea
'fF4N rf. ff|sftTN d. .
p d 10 near of them; but not Otherwise. Mr. suck
ney asked TO br recalled 10 matter pertinent II al
any time the Court Thought he had "riii away
Canaan /. 4. :, herr eTHorn, of The lS1.h New
York Volunteers, who served as aldt-tr-cdLp 10
General Griffin az IN" battle OF FIVE Forks csilled
relative TO tine eYcuts of the evening ot Malch 81
| and TO fine part Griffin took IN the I'VE Fork, iight.
lie recalled the march 10 Dmwiddle, winch was "e-
,r1in NJ daylight. A snort while before reaching
General sheridan, be said. he passed camp lles ot
! the enemy. An officer tclt tne ashes a1d ICuhd
them si hot. The line OF fires was very long
, | one This statement Is of importance a5 showing
| General Sheridan and CieHeral Warren on he nlgho
of March 81 and that II would not have been prac-
ticablc for General Warren to nave inaIcncd across
country to SherldanS relief that night. Coming To
fine advance at FIVE Forks, the witness SAID mat
General Griffin thought the enemYs works were 10
br found a good deal further back than where they
actually were After pushing rapidly ahead over
the Whie OAK road Tor snort nan
mile Griffin came 10 opening at the Sld-
nor field and found that the hlIng was To MS leIt
AID rear. He hanled his men and went down the
field "A "A double quick 10 where Ht saw hSlVs ch
gared After the e.emy mad been driven ioT a snort
a Instance the witness Generals sheridan ana
Griffin meet and heard General Sheridan say We
must take the works before the sun goes down..
| I ne commands of ANTes and Grliiin were pusheC
. ahead along the me of The Wine OK IOid, meet
ing no resistance except al tlVe f0'k5. inc Itoe
line aupeared to he unbrOkeI untl driven by thI
F.ftn Corps. Ar Five Forks there Was some resis
= fgnce including Inug WitI artillery. 7uOr tlin'
= aftcr reaching Five Forks, General tlznugh. %
Sh.ridau's command. came over the works from me
I south. There was no resistance west OF the lV'
F,rk. The witness did moi sec any Confederate
: foice at the G Ham heih, out III was alleI uaif
, | wien he gOt to that point. . -. -
Recorder Laugiou brought 10 the attention OF TN
+ Cgdt; some alterations which General Sheil a'
4 WISHED iu:.e in hi- testimony In the course OF M
! .va1uiuat non before tie Court, General SHERIDAN
u to,de thr sta cment that he lad maIcHe'
u | an Inf.m!rY fore Sky miicS III '"cI'
c ! Tours IN OREGON, In 1888 or 1888. Upon readn
a has own statement 10 the prUoi Hhcei>. t'hci
d y .eridau cnucliiru 80 modify n, ana ask % u
r nj owed To d0 so, on ihc ground tuat II was nad
g | inadvertently. Nj. = IckHcs sad INA. u.htl'
j. Sheridan tad uoi made as statement IhadVfrtcAlI
= rsafd for tr dare aiII Dl ce ~ the eN r1prdhAr
a marc. Genera Aupur nd tnat The t1urt w"h'
l. ,. ocrit c- imouv 10 h- modified IN! ss uN cor
= ..ut ,f counsel. Ny. ~ CK1cy sJ.d that Whi'c u
ID ssnt m tus mod at on of testimony which he va
D sau.F-d vas Lot gwen Inadtrricnt ~. Ihe Com
70 iuicd ,aat thc evidence cIHnO D. cDIhGcu' ~
- st,t fLat g., neral SAeI.Hu might ius-rt any ~
e nl,rafiou he wishci g. make. On the proof sI"ci
t-perai Sheridan had e..an-rd las stltenlent I" or
j. ttsf ne A9 marched infantry 80 rate oI hYe nil
~ an n0ur iLr snort t'nr 80 8,
l. Tl,.t u irt wiii u-ri ihis m1rIing ht / oc'Oc
u Grurrt Warren WI : ptobab!t 10 pd "h tlS slli
10 cxpc!n his movements wnich General S1rrida
/ c0DGriin. 81 "
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