New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
WHY GENERAL WARREN WAS REMOVED.
GENERAL sHRRIDAN's STATEMENT TO THE COURT OF

WHY GENERAL WARREN WAS REMOVED.
GENERAL sHRRIDAN's STATEMENT TO THE Coo'l VI
INQUIRY-THE CRoss-ExAMINAT1oN.
Upon the opening of the Warren Court oil INQUIRY
Yesterday morning General Sheridan was sworn
"a witness and asked by the Court to narrate III
substance the operations at anu aDOut rive roiHn
during the period covered by the tronggh Els Counsel
Major Gardiner written statement of great lenRtI.
After noting the fact of his own repuse on MarcR
Dnwiddie Court House, General Sheridan sand he
sent his brother, Captain Michael Shcrlaan, 10 ue
era Grant to report the drd q Mande first and
made him acquainted with the crlteal position AZ; !"
General Sheridan. General Meade thcn seilC us" 10
match to General Grant, asking II 1t would nIt no
corps and smash the force in front OF sheridan
Warren, wrote General Meade, e0nld 60 at Ply cf
General Grant wrote back at 1O:ls p M; h Liro
Warren move in the way you propoSe anu nng ced
NOT to stop for anything" General Sheridan t t
effect that Warren was able to move at once, ana
the other urging him to 30 So AZ 80 49, rnor,'i
General Warren received his orders IRON Uen Ta
Meade TO march to the relief Of Shendan ne
order ponted out how the march could Oest NC
made. and contained such expressions as ny d"T
mnst he prompt in this movement alm Don
cucumber yourself with anything that VIII hipcue
ynur progress or prevent your moving Ill amy utoi
General Sheridan required prompt obedience bu1 II
was not obeycd. In the night OF MaICn 81 d u I
patch written 6y Gele Ser %Ia' CONVEYING on the ill.,
teIIgcnce that the Fifth Corps had been ordered 10
his support and that it would reach nm ny Iiu I
night ana ordering him to assume conil"iu t '.t
1Se te troops to the best OF his abllty 70 MS'iTl
fbe force his cavalry had been hghtlns durhs tmc
day As General Warrens corps ,ld not Ieacn ! ti,
at p o'clock, in accordance with the eNpfctattni
Of General Grant General Sheridan sent .dlslatch
10 him at 3 a. m explaining his own position ana
that OF the enemy, and adding VIII Ho4 OH IFIc'
Possibly they may attack Custer at dayhgDt. II So
attack INSTANTLY and i'll full force. Attack at o'4
iiGht ANYHOW. Do not fear my leaving mere IL
the enemy remain, shall attack at d2yllght. ..o,
THE Statement of General Sheridan continued
with an account of the retirement OF inc eleiht
froons for the battle that would necessarily ioGW
from his intention to pursue the enemy, OF MS us-
onpointment ut the nOn-aTlNal OF MarIens coIhs,
Of the dsarrangement OF the Inc Oh paItic ny ny
foilnre of General Warren to carry out his oIIClS
nromntv and of the unsuhstantlal character Oh INC
Victory won in spite of this failure. III coTlueoh
Ceneral Sheridan said General Warren having
SisannOinted me in the movements OF ms corps anu
in IFS management during the battle, IN the new
emergency that had arisen, and by the heW PnJ
that had been given our situation aoOut hcn en- .I
by the battle just W0n 1cIl ethaV Hc vas NV ~
man to rely on" $500, c,o,,oro1 Char;
A. Syae oyomined closely by Mr.. StickEey, cOulSeI
FOR General Warren, General Sheridan was askeu
if he considered it n humanity possible thhg ioI
Ecnerol Warren to receive dispatches from DeheIal
Grant through General Meade, uanSi4lI MS own
orders to his division commanders put his corps II
motion and march them on q rainy night: through
woody country distance OF hve mlles Iil an ho.l
and three-quarters. His reply was; ne InihS
might be done in un emergency, Out IL "oulu
be very difficult" ,c,.,o, Ill, In no
sumed this morning.