Gouverneur Kemble Warren

           OBITUARY.
   Major-General Warren, United States Army
 NEWPORT, R.I, August 8 --General G.K.
Warren died at his residence in this city at six
o'clock to-night. He had been confined to his
bed less than one week; but for a long time,
especially since the close of the recent Court of
Inquiry relating to his conduct at the battle of
Five Forks, he has shown signs of great mental
depression, and actually died of a broken
heart, although he had diseases which in time
might have caused death. The deseased leaves
a widow and three small children. He had re-
sided here since the close of the war, and been
in charge of the United States Engineer Depart-
ment for the New England district, his princi-
pal work being building a breakwater at Block
Island and fortifications at Dutch Island. He
had been a great worker. He was honored and
respected by all who knew him, and general
sympathy is felt for his family.
 [Gouverneur Kemble Warren was born at
Cold Spring, N.Y., in 1830, and graduated
from the United States Military Academy at
West Point in the class of 1850. He was pro-
moted brevet second lieutenant of topigraphi-
cal engineers, July 1, 1850, first lieutenant,
July, 1856 and principal assistant professor of
mathematics, November 3, 1859. On the break-
ing out of the late he was, on application
of General Duryea, appointed lieutenant-colo-
nel of the Fifth Regiment (Duryea's Zouaves),
and was engaged in the ction of Great Bethel,
and in the defenses of Baltimore, assisting in
constructing Fort Federal Hill. On the pro-
motion of General Duryea he succeeded
to the command of the regiment Au-
gust 31, 1861, and was promoted captain
of Engineers in the United States Army. He
was engaged in the seige of Yorktown, and
was placed in command of a brigade on May
24, 1862. He was at the capture of Hanover
Court House and the battle of Gaines' Mill, on
June 27, 1862, and was engaged in the battles
of Malvern Hill, July 1, and Manassas, August
30, 1862. He participated also in the Maryland
campaign, holding the centre of the line at An-
tietam. He was promoted brigadier-general
on September 26, 1862, and major-general of
volunteers on May 3, 1863, and at Gettysburg,
July 4, 1863, succeeded Major General Han-
cock in command of the Second Corps when
that officer was wounded. General War-
ren was placed in command of the Fifth Corps
on March 24, 1864, and was at the seige
of Petersburg, June 1864. He was promoted
major of Corps of Engineers, June 25, 1864;
was breveted brigadier-general U.S.A., for
gallant and meritorious services in the field
during the rebellion, and was engaged in the
battle of Five Forks, the last battle of the war,
when the unfortunate misunderstanding,
which deprived him of his command, took place
between Lieutenant-General Sheridan and him-
self. General Warren was the first officer ever
assigned from the West Point Military Acade-
my to a volunteer regiment. The proceedings
of the recent Court of Inquiry the public are
familiar with.]