Q. What was the general conduct of the whole command?
A. Do you mean of the brigade?
Q. Your men?
A. It was very good. For raw troops, it was excellent. I have seen troops in the field that didn't behave nearly as well as the men in my command. Most of them are boys, and, like young colts, were a little skittish at the first fire; but finding they didn't get killed, they stood to their work very handsomely.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Had any of your command ever seen actual service during the late war?
A. Yes; I have seen service, and some of my officers and some of the men.
Q. What proportion of them?
A. I should say ten per cent. on an average. Perhaps more.
By Senator Reyburn: