Chapter 32:
- Forces before Richmond and Petersburg, March 25, 1865 -- Grant's disposi-tions in Virginia and North Carolina -- order for movement in front of Petersburg -- rebel attack on Fort Steadman -- repulse of rebels -- desperate strategy of Lee -- movement of Grant to left, March 29th -- relations of Grant and Sheridan -- characteristics of Grant's strategy -- situation, March 30th -- Sheridan ordered to take Five Forks -- Lee masses one—third of his army against Grant's left -- Warren disposes his forces contrary to orders -- attack on Warren -- repulse of Warren -- dissatisfaction of Grant -- unfortunate peculiarities of Warren -- advance of Humphreys and Warren -- Pickett sent against Sheridan -- battle of Dinwiddie -- advance of Pickett -- repulse of rebels on Chamberlain's creek -- Pickett pierces Sheridan's centre -- Sheridan attacks in return -- Sheridan forced back to Dinwiddie -- Sheridan holds Dinwiddie -- generalship of Sheridan -- situation, March 31st -- Sheridan not dismayed -- Grant determines to reinforce Sheridan -- Warren ordered to Sheridan's support -- Urgency of Grant and Meade -- inexcusable delay of Warren -- chagrin of Grant -- Disarrangement of Sheridan's plan -- advance of Sheridan without Warren -- Sheri-Dan's new plan of battle -- battle of Five Forks -- dispositions of Sheridan -- further obstructiveness of Warren -- advance of cavalry -- assault by Ayres -- gallantry of Sheridan -- movements of MacKENZIEenzie -- deflection of Crawford -- inefficiency of Warren -- Second advance of Ayres -- splendid success of Ayres -- movement of Griffin and Crawford -- simultaneous advance of cavalry -- complete victory of Sheridan -- rout of rebels-pursuit of rebels -- Warren relieved from command -- results of battle-grant's endorsement of Sheridan -- characteristics of Warren and Sheridan.
On the 25th of March, 1865, Lee had still seventy thousand effective men in the lines at Richmond and Petersburg, while the armies of the Potomac and the James and Sheridan's cavalry, constituting Grant's immediate command, numbered one hundred and
