Q. Did you see any officers in advance of that command?
A. When the military marched up?
Q. At that time, when you heard this command, were any officers in advance of the column?
A. I seen several officers. The most of the officers were strangers. I don't know who they were. I could see they were officers, by their uniform.
Q. Were they in front of the men?
A. They were in front of them at the head of the column. The troops were formed in a hollow square. They marched up, and then got the command front. They marched to the side of the hill, to clear the track of any that might be there, and those who were standing on the track got up on the side of the hill. There were very few on that side. The rear rank got the command, To the rear, open order, march.
Q. You heard these commands?
A. Yes; very distinctly. They got the command to about, and then they marched to the north side, which left an interval of two or three tracks clear—formed a hollow square.
Q. This company marched down between these two lines?
A. This company appeared to be at the head of the column, and they marched through up the lines. There was a portion of them came away to let them in, and they marched up.