The Evening critic., 1882-06-28
GENERAL wARREN,s CASE.
Report OF the Judge e-Advocatc-G
eral Submitted TO the Secretary q

Report OF the Judge -Advocate-Gcn
eral Submitted TO the Secretary of
War.
Another military case somewhat similar to
that OF General Fitz-John Porter will soon be
presented to the President for consideration.
Tho case referred to Is that OF Major General
Governeur X. Warren, who for many years
has oeen seeking vlndication at the hands Of
the Government for alleged wrongs received
during the War OF the Rebellion. General
Warren, who was in the volunteer service, was
in command OF the Fifth Corps during tho en-.
gagemonts In Virginia toward the close of tho
war. His conduct at the battle OF Five Forks
was decidedly unsatisfactory to General Sherl-
dan, Then In command OF the forces of that
division, and who peremptorlly
Relieved Him of His Command.
This was done with the approval of General
Grant, commander-in.chief. General Sherl-
dan based his action on the ground that Gem
eral warren had disobeyod his orders, and
had not acted as promptly as the occasion and
the plan of action determined upon de-
manded, and that the Union forces were much
embarrassed and impeded by his dilatory and
contrary course. General Warren contended
that he had been unjustly treated, and that
General sheridan In relieving him had acted
In an arbitrary and unwarranted manner.
General Warren made several efforts to have
the matter investigated, but without avail
until 1879, nearly
Fourteen Years After
the occurrence complained OF, when President
Hayes acceded to his wishes and appointed n
court OF inquiry, with MaJor-General Hancock
as chairman, to look Into the case. The conrt
examined q large number OF witnesses and
made n thorough Investigation OF the case.
Their report was not completed till a few
months ago, when 1t was submitted to Judge
Advocate General Swain for review. He ex-
amined the records carefully and prepared an
elaborate report covering all the points raised
In the case.
His report, together with oil the papers In
the case, was submitted to tho Secretary OF
War to-day. The entire record comprises over
seven thousand pages Of foolscap aud is the
most volumnous record that ever passed
through the Bureau of Military Justice. And
the worst of IL is that the case stands precisely
| where 1t did Just seventeen years ago. The
| Court Of Inquiry
| Failed TO VindicRte General Warren.
| and further report that there was nothing In
| tho conduct of General Sheridan TO Justify a
trial by court-martial. Furthermore, such q
| trial, IL justified by the circumstances, was
barred by the statute of limitations.
The Judge-Advocate General coincided with
| the Court that II was not q case requiring fur
| ther action. There was no doubt as 10 the
| legal right of General Sheridan to relieve Gen
| cfal Warren at his discretion for cause, but Il
| in SO doing he had exercised an arbitrary OF
| remedy and could have preferred charges
| against his superior officer. General Warrer
| Is now a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Engineer
| Corps. 1t is assorted by his friends that II
| the above case he was the victim OF spite n
| the hands of General Sheridan, who, It, wa,
| stated, was jealous of him as dangerou
| rival In military honors.