New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-30
LAST WORDS FOR WARREN.
POINTS MADE BY HIS COUNSEL,

POINTS MADE BY HIS COUNSEL.
ARGUMENT In GENERAL wARREN's FAVOR AT THE
COURT OF INQUIRY.
When General Warrens counsel in the
Court of Inquiry sitting at the Army Building rose veg
terday to make his reoindcr to argument OF Major
Gardner counsel for General Sheridan objection was
made that he was reargung the General Augur
president of the Court sid "The Court wants TO hear
all that can be said on the subject and counael NAV
ceed."
MI. stickney then reviewed several ponts I'm
the movement to reinforce General Sheridan
which remain, he said uncontroverted on the evidence
He asserted that it appeared that General Warren did
not report being able to get White Oak
road that he made no attack that tho position of the
Fifth Corps when attacked the enemy conformcd prc
cisely with General Grants orders; that Mt A n m
March 80, he asked to be allowed to take the whole
corps, and TO block the White Oak road but General
Grant would not allow 1t that resumIng the often
sive after the temporary reverse General Warren acted
with promptness and energy Also the reinforce.
mcnt OF General Sheridan the facts uncontrovere ON
the evidence were that General Warren az early as or
p mr. on his responsibility General Bartlett
to attack the eneys rear and gave Sheridan relief
by compelling the enemy to withdraw from his front
during the night OF March 81. Bartlets Withdrawal
froo the advance position in of the enemy was
ordered by General Grant through General Meade
Ihere were only three orders during the night Gen
eral Meade to General Warren, in cooperation with
General Sheridan namely, at 8, 1915 and 11:45 o'clock
secondto send one division to sheridan and atac the
enemy In the rear with the other two-was immedi-
aely put in execution according purnose
by directing General Ayrcs to press to Dinwidde in
sesa OF ha1a d az the Boydon road and by hating
we're executing under General Warens previous orders
Ihs halt, VII General Ayrcs could reach the BOydton
road and begin his movement toward Dnwddie was
proper ana guucious. General Sherid8n's l1:45 order
patch General Warrens delay in moving his Two di-
visions on the enemys rear until he know that General
A5fcS nau rcacned sheridan iudjcous
and IN iul conformity with the evident purpose of Cen
efu Meade order The movement of Ayress division
began Immediately and executed with ali possihe
speed. Crawf0rds and Grifilns movement was made
as soon as General Warren learned that Ayres had
reached General sheridan. AS far appears from the
dispatches, SeneIal Marrens the night
uu ne joined sheridan fully satisfied General Meade
tha the speedy advacc of the Fifth Corps was ordered
py Gcneral warren Immediately receiving General
sheridaD's order General Warren himself superyscd
tDe advace 70 Gravely Run Church. which made ms
During the advance he occupied in learning frcm
General sheridan his plans for the coming
supervising the formation OF his came nm and
lnstructg his subordnates all Of which was proper
attack was supervised by General Sheridan GeneraI
warres written orders TO his division commanders con
formed To General Sherdans Instructions He was re-
neved In the held west of the Gillian field where he was
at the head OF his corps, just after he had them In
person In the last advance against the enemy "
We ask," said Mr.. Stckney in CONCLUDING "a general
nnding In such terms as the Court to make it, "a
70 whether General warren, throughout the
OF those two days. acted 10 the his ability i'm
carrying out the purposes of his officers "a
claimed that the long delays OF the inquiry were not the
applicants fault, and urged speedy decision az pos
slbie Major Gardner will reply this morning and the
Court win then adjourn. ~