New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-29
POINTS AGAINST WARREN.

AhUUMENlS Al IHE COURT OF INQUIRY.
MAJOR GARDNER FINISHES HIS PLEA-FURTuER
ACTION OF THE COURT
General Warren did not appear at the Court
OF Inquiry in the Army Building yesterday during the
argument OF General Sheridaas counsel, but there was
AN increased attendance of army officers
Major Gardner, in resumng his argument took up
the account of the battle of Five Forks beginning with
General Sheridans account OF that affair crit.
cised General Warrcns conduct in the matters COM
planned of by General Sheridan in his report General
Sheridan. when before the court had testified from
General Grants dispatches he had expected that all of
the Fifth Corps would reach him by midnight OF the
31st and Mackenzies cavalry later
Major Gardner in considering the question, Did Gen
eral Warren properly exert himself at Five Forks ."
quoted General sheridans statement that no did not
exert himself to get up his corps rapidly he
might have done, and his manner gave the
impression that he wished the to go down before
dispositions for the attack could be completed" This
constitutes General warrens second formal complaint
on the part Of General Warren TO show this that
he sent orders to hs officers TO hurry up the divisions Of
specially nstructng his officers to h,s movements,
orders Of bis superior" ''' % '"e
,, The three divisions Of the Fifth corps were
widde Court House up to Gravelly Run
BY j. Boisseans house and the third under General
Ayresi was as nearly three miles from Grayelly Run
artillery and perfectly in any
direction Te ThS%t any % They had abundant
to go Gravey Run Church The fact tiat although he
Meade to report 10 General Sheridan an after he
with the Dnwiddie and Five Forks roads, he
waited inactive. for two hours, shows General War
gong and nna GSca wsTrSn n aam a s
he got anxious" and reported to General Sheridan
Had he been and for the snccces of rho
operations he would have found the commanding Gen,
era The evdenoe of e Ga know ne WAS there
Grinn's Division Shove that General Sheridan was
(warren) was and he did understand why Wairen's
divisions had not come down into position of use
The failure OF the Fifth Corps cooperate by flank
cape OF the enemy the White Oak road out of the
reach of flank and rear attack by this corps on the
in their works at Five Forks she sSn1 I wat
able to determine upon a ioSyenent by me tbe
Firth Corps as daring as u 5fi but it re.
qnred unusual eneFgy enthusiasm ANA lpidy of move
nent On the part OF those called to er ute IT, At this
jmetgre General Warren,s lack of aprrecaton Of or
his comnandingge He id obey any ny
% in O''e te Out s me Rareny ad no
Of that OF the plan OF the battle 1t took him three
General Ayres has testified That could have been
forced to. fight the battle INSIDE OF an hour
and half a. TIE sun went down At GIL General
that afternoon and the inerpositon OF the Firth Corps
of the Claiborne road was too rand T~iks
generalization for the formality of General Warren's
Major Gardner then quoted from the testimony Of
@ @ Very GEp d sn 10 ho IN a the
explanation appears to be given for the DELAY of tbc
Run Church, In considering General Warren's nanney
Major Gardner quoted from many witnesses, said
Or man uncertain Inet tan as to what he ought TO
DO and the Iact that so many different persons should
at the same time had their attention attracted to
his manner was highly significant. One OF the most
the of the applicant the effort he has made to mi
the responsibility for the dispersion Of his divisions upon
General sheridan himself It bears the impress of The
handwork and afterhougt of the learned counsel for
the applicant rather than OF the soldier on the field"
Major Gardner then dwelt at length upon respon
! General sheridan himself rallied the men, riding in
| his hat and cheering them General
Warren rendered n,Ea no asssance then, although
mander than of the army commander The evidence Of
position assigned to General Crawford by General sher
dan, and that he did not take It, Crawford lad obeyed
responsible by the army commander while the corns
commander was on the field supervising the movements
Major Gardner characterized an
plicants claim that Crawfords division finally led by
proper, and practically won the victory. Had he shown
said Major Gardner the same degree OF temcrlty ST the
General Sheridan might not have been constrained TO re-
move him. The assault was made by the cavalry and
After General Warren had been relieved he rode IN.
passing General sheridan and into the Gillian Aed TO
attack small body of the enemy who taken shelter
In the edge OF the woods This evidently to Induce
General sheridan TO reconsider his determna tion But
that conclusion General sherida1s dety wins roio ana
he before the that after mature
considerations AID with feelings OF unkndness to any
record under precisely the same circumstances Us pre-
scented to MIN at sunset OF the lst OF April 1865
To-day Mr., sckney according to notice, will occupy
few minutes In replying to some points In Major Gard
case VIII then % submitted TO the Court. not rrora.
Die tiat the ilai Ell S be DECIDED ~ one. a.. 6eaeru
Aug1r, president OF tho Court, IL obliged .ctru Il
Sen Ant0uip Tex, INC headquarters Of department.
alu Seheia New.ons attention i cialeo ~ en-
s.nserins bIe.ness The Court MI ADJOURN " make up
! tie record