. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . delays that had occurred in gettingthe infantry to him, but he was going to makeevery effort to strike a heavy blow with all the in-fantry and cavalry, as soon as he could get theminto position, provided the enemy should make astand behind his intrenehments at Five Forks,which seemed likely. General Warren, who hadaccompanied Crawfords division, arrived at 11oclock and reported in person to Sheridan. A few minutes before noon Colonel (afterwardGeneral) Babcock, of General Grants s
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . delays that had occurred in gettingthe infantry to him, but he was going to makeevery effort to strike a heavy blow with all the in-fantry and cavalry, as soon as he could get theminto position, provided the enemy should make astand behind his intrenehments at Five Forks,which seemed likely. General Warren, who hadaccompanied Crawfords division, arrived at 11oclock and reported in person to Sheridan. A few minutes before noon Colonel (afterwardGeneral) Babcock, of General Grants staff, cameover from headquarters and said to Sheridan:General Grant directs me to say to you, that ifin your judgment the Fifth Corps would do betterunder one of the division commanders, you areauthorized to relieve General Warren, and orderhim to report to General Grant, at headquar-ters. General Sheridan replied, in effect, that they were brought out to the front and made to play theliveliest airs in their repertory, with great effect on thespirits of the men.—H. P. 712 FIVE FORKS AND THE PURSUIT OF keInIiE ^.S ;:.-.^V ^^^v;- Battle of Five April 7*J 7865 Scale of One Mile MAP OF THE BATTLE OF FITE FORKS. In Lis official report, General Fltzhugh Lee gives thefollowing account of the battle of Five Forts from theConfederate point of view: Our position in the vicinity of Dinwiddle Court House[March 31st] brought us to the rear of the left of the infantryconfronting the right of our line of battle at Burgesss Mills,and ascertaining during the night that that force, consistingof the Fifth Corps, had about-faced and was marching to thesupport of Sheridan and his discomfited cavalry, which wouldhave brought them directly upon our left tlank, at daylighton the 1st we commenced moving back to our former positionat Five Forks, where Pickett placed his infantry in line ofbattle. W. H. F. Lee was on bis right, one regiment of Mun-fords command on his left, uniting with
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