New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-18
DR1 WING TO A CLOSE.
Jay Gould.

GENERAL sHEEIDAN's LAST WITNESS BEFORE THE
WARREN COURT OF INQUIRY.
The only witness examined before the Warren
Court of Inquiry yesterday General j. j. Bart
let who was in command Of one Of the brgades Of
General Griffin's division of the Fifth Corps. Gen.
era Bartlet's testimony concluded the evidence in
behalf Of General Sheridan. The witness was ques-
toned az great length by Major Gardner concerning
the movements of the infantry on March 81. With
reference to the battle of Five Forks, ON April l. hs
testified as follows:
On the morning Of April the lines were formed
Gravelly Run Church. A General grimm and under
stood order General Grin be nc the in
centre aud General Ayres's division AZ the lon We
halted coming down at G. BOsseau's house. and
also when we met tie cavalIy General Sheridan called
W. into the road. and pointing with his sabre. de-
scribed the position of the enemy behind the works.
in front while the Infantry would strike the
This conversation took place In the morning
before the lines formed. When the formation
made, It understood that General Ayress diy-
70 be he pivot Of the movement az the return
the works After marching about ne.I hearu hring
left and concluded that Ayres was engaged with
the enemy. We were then moving IN line ~ right
nges TO the fire. / became restless. and finally rode
some distance toward the LETT. and saw
that General Ayres had carried the m ne
/ first saw the enemy there were of the rebel
trOoOs at the eastern lg OF the Sinor field NV troops
had been crowded the right all tie up and in
the hope of finding "A remedy | sent staf officer 10
General Crawford 10 ascertain why it was BY this
had reached the northern boundary Of the Sid
field. and bringing my troops 10 halt,
faced them south and them down across the Held.
striking the enemy's forces on the left They were
thus Ayres's command, and being in close
quarters threw down their sent word a. Cen
eral Griffin what had done and he followed viii his
whole command We kept our course on line with the
distance rhe north IN the woods, all ne
time engaging with the enemY. but moving rapidly
to nave an ytfing like a formation. About sundown
met General sheridan in small Open Leid. near FINo
Forks. and while together Colonel Locke
came up with his report from General Warren. II
at this time General Sheridan put in command Ot
General Griiin's division.
In answer to Mr.. Stckney the witness stated
that General sheridan simply said to him: !" You
are now in command of GTiifigs dIvisiOl.D In re-
pIy 20 Colonel Locke, General sheridan SAID Tell
General Warren that do not consider him now Ia
command of the Fifn Corps. do not see h.ln
where the fighting is" Then he turned 10 the wit
ness and said that General Griffin had been put ia
command of the Fifth Corps. In making the adj
vance the witness sud General Griffin and General
Chamberlain's division were at his rgh-, and that
he did not ~ aly time see Chamberlau's command.
His own bgiSad" was independent OF the other
trJous az far a. he could see. When he reached
the Gillian field g. saw General Custer make one 0r
two successful ciarges AGAINST tho enemy Tiers
WIS a band payiuC. and the cOl0rs re filing.
Tie cavalry came into the WORK o -eg be had swept
by the point here Che gun, were stationed 81 pur-
suit OF the enemy.
Major Gardunr tlen offered evidence portions
o. General Grin's official reports winch relate To
the engagements on March 81 and the battle ~
FIVE Forks.
The lnquirs Will be resumed to-day at II am.