New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WARREN INQUIRY.


ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT OF THE cOURr--hAJOn
GARDNERs REJoINDER TO Mr.. sTTCKNRY-
GENERAL wARRENs ALLEGED DISREGARD OF
ORDERS.
The ninety-second session of the Warren Court OF
ttinqniry came to o Close yesterday Win MAJOR
adjourned subject to tho cali Of the president,
General Apgur. to await the printing Of the iocord
time General Augur will return to Texas.
Major Gardner began his remarks with the action
March 81. 1860 and claimed that some of the
points substantiated by the evidence were that Gen.
action when he dId that General Grant repeatedly
warned him, through General Meade, that he was III
pat Hiossif in the BEST possible poston TO- defend
himself but that he appeared TO give heed TO the
warnings Gritlin's division was returned to him. so
he could have his whole corps well in hand. lie
did report being able to get to the White Oak
road and misled General Meade into believing that
Ayres personally Informed Warren that there was o
heavy force there, and that any advance would
repeated warnings he was Responsible for the dsas.
trous repulse and consequent loss of life, and ne
shen, "a have been zen az to 'front.' Warren was not
General Miles, OF the Second Corps forced the rebels
to retire.
81 the points substaDtiated by the evidence, Major
Gardner continued, that he did not support Cen
Sherldans men, the enemy could be crushed between
two fires II bartlett had been supported He modi-
heu Ucherai Ncaue's ortci, ana the " literal" con-
structon of his later order caused Bartiett's with
drawal, though still later order came in time TO
nave stopped his return. Meade's order to Warren
to move promptly, and strike tha enemy in the rear
was not obeyed. Had he made the night march as
ordered, Generals Grant Sheridan and Meade be-
lieved great results to the Union cause would have
resulted By liis delay in moving he entirely sub
verted and defeated Grants orders.
There IL nothing before thee curt to show that
Meade was eatishcd with Warrens conduct As to the
battle OF Five Forks 1T Is substantated by the evil
dence that Warren should have at once reported per-
sonaly to Sheridan for orders, instead OF delaying
three hours; or at least should have reported by q
stan officer. There was no misapprshension to
where the return of tho enemy tho w hite
Oak road. General Warren had himself seen the
and knew that the cavalry TO engage the whole
front of the works. The answer of Colonel
Locke to General Sheridan's question: that General
Warren was mile and hall iii the rear, after Sher-
general and stat oicers, was the last of ~ series of
circumstances which bore the mind OF General her-
ldan TO the conclusion under the tremendous re-
sponsibiiitv put upon him by the Genera-nc chief in
tile new situation as it presented ITSELF, when
the Confederate General Lee would prob
strong arm of his command should be-
under one who could effectively command it and
eihciently and appreciatvely carry out at once his
orders. The order received by Warren In the field
detached portion of tue enemy, was the one
assigning General Griffin TO the command of the
Filth Corps not that relieving Warren). This
enemy was an Insignificant, d.sorganized detaeh-
ment OF cavalry and infantry which had sought
shelter there while trying to escape.
- Lastly, Major Gardner asserted the extracts from
General Grants report and the three extracts from
Lientenant-General Sheridan's report express the
conclusions respectively formed by those general
officers and fully borne out by the facts as pre-
seQteQ to them