The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-10

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have h.s own way wewpuld AaV5 bee" V'"- 80
between the upper and neither uil i-o'D"i1 -
II was by o'clock our enIlEe coui.il.lNt' IL
again confronting the enemy III me "a W. a. ~
a. rive Forks IN the following oruet W H.
Y Lee g cavalry Oh the right. naAin+ hu O"-
tuse re-enfering angle with C0rse, VINO came
next. then Terry. stuart. hhhso'"'
and Wallace. with iz Lees cavalry On ~
lett. The first mentioned two iniahuF
cades Corse and Terry extended a4o.- 1uo
White ak road % tie orAs. lie Iei' ol
Stuarissre ted on the FORKS. and after ruhu.h-
about hundred ynrl- with the same Iu hI
detected 10 tho rear making the ceIeNIH,''
sa lent or return" which was tue e-s9ItlA
point of Shefidans attack. llere ne .iuo
projected almost atar.ght angle O. the hh'
Oak road The SIX pieces OF arsAeIt "''C
distributed M intervals along tie Ane'three Ol
them being az the Forks.
roErEE's NARRATIVE.
In the Centur Magazine Of November.
lssl. General Horace Porter has an litei-
esting narrative. EMIT Ell Grants Last Jam
paen. in which the fO lowing paragraph APP
pears. Who standing IN 'front.' OF the zen
era tent on the NOR ing OF me 0Ol %
March. discussing the situati n Win .eVeru
Others of the stat General sheridan turns
in from the Vaughan road with bis escort an"
came APP 20 our head ulrieT-' camp re "'
mounted. entered General Grants tent anu
Z rmed saer an that re had IN
tended b. send him corps OK lniah.ry
that dav. but the condition ~ lAt
roads prevente and that he hoped that ne
could zee. the enemy next dar ana IL No9'lD''
seize Five b Orks with lbs cavalry. ne l'N'
n0rn NJ. tia ST. Sher dan reported tAAt lie
enemy had been &C work entrolching at rive
Forks and TO point about mile West oi
there. Leo bad been as prompt as piahf 70
rec0 snize i've Forks as a strategic pom- ID,
great importance and 10 protect his INT mac
sent Pickett there wilh large force ol
infantry and nearly al the cavalry ne ram
continued on the night of the 35th. ana tue
weather was cloudy and dismal oA TIE uiolN-
ing OF the 3lst.
EICKLFss sThrFMFNIs.
In tie report of tho weather Genera.
Horace Porter Is a. correct as Bureau at
Washington but two oi his rockies, STATE
m.ut. have no more TO reston than the base
less ia ric OF dream. In the q 81 place
General ee sent General Pickett 20 FIVE
Fork where there vas not single gray
back 10 be seen unit. some Oh ritz lee
boys arrived carly on tle mornilg oil the
18th 20 hunt mp sheridan and eat DIM. aud
but for that same Density weather. wn cu pre-
vented INN from getting az tie enemy eAriN
ln the morning. as Wt. Ouemphirl. ne
would. in al probability, have FUZZY met
the confident expectations ~ DIS cbiei.
sheridan would have been routed AMI
ina fuu retreat on the karg an road. pursue
or fitz Lee Pickett Wlh his luIantry and
artillery would have turned upon Warren
flank aud rear while Anderson assaulted him
iu iiont and-weu. the l0nleIeracy would
DOT have found its grave 80 APP maltoN
Courthouse. lu tho second place. Whatever
NAY have been General Lees opinion oi the
strategic value Of five Forks. Dee certainly
DID intimate i bv ordering ickett to intrencn
himself mt that place. The fact IS there We're
n0 work, of any kind at five Forks before we
got in position there nu the morning OBJ April
st. and b. Shori an geneil Us indulgence,
pr ceeded with The few tools and -ctuiy ma
ierials az md to construct mmsy breast
work Ol logs and earth. which only partially
protected our line. Acc rd ~ to the careful.
an authoritative estimate of Colonel Walter
Harrison al utiut and Inspector general Oi
the d. l-ion. Ticket had about -iX thousand
men al. arms with win n % mee- tie com
bued troops OF Sheridan aud arren. four
l0.d greater than lis own Why be- rsked AN
encounter against overp0wering Odds on such
uutay0iaOie ground is briefly explained m li-
Official report in justice O. him than whom
Drawer soldier never c0uchei ince;
CENTER heart did never sway ia court
WHAT rIcEErr SAID.
will recount as nearly as con from men,
Orv what he more than once told me years
.ffHrWtrl ia M.flilNLi lh niitN tIil- Di Llfrf-
affairs As soon rs be was informed bv hs
fesut. that Warren was advancing to -he. D.
dams support BartIetts brigade on the
Crump road and three regiments under Colo
mel Pearson on the plank roa 4. 90 be followed
hv the whole corps be saw the critical posi-
tiOa I'M which Zee was placed. Should
the euemys infantry gain q Judgment on
the fIve IOrks road mis- little army would De
e mp'etelv cut on and unable 90 make sue
cessiul stand n-ulnsi the silly super Dr force
with which it had to contend. There was
lut one way 10 avoid tho Unbelievable disas-
ter which rust inevitably Lnyc followed ii
Warren reached iLe designated spot and shat
was Withdraw 10 1--WE Forks while tie
avenue oil escape was yet open. There
.e ~ MIA be- able o. bold asr unt
lao was reinforced 10y General Anderson
"A coutugency which De bad good rels % %
anticipate. inasmuch AS Warren hal been
moved rom Bus rod Johnson ir int OF b.
Ie.tt cope with the enemy s.n- le-han .e.l be-
could retro u.ross HalcAers rum which az
forlel an excellent line of de ense. Reach
ing the FORKS after his mastery retreat.
he received reply 90 the message De
had sent advi- ~ General Lee % the issue az
inwidhe Courthouse This as ice inter
preted DO wa a perrmptory order from the
comm nd NJ general 90 mold the orlls al o
hazards and cover the road 20 Ford depot
ON the -outh-ile railroad. There being
therefore no other alternative be made tne
best possible disposition oi Dis small army
anu turned 10 face the advancing foe.