A. No; they reported to the regiment afterwards.
Q. What was done about them?
A. The case was scrutinized by me. It didn't go up any higher than myself, because I thought that the officer was justified under the circumstances. He merely followed the direction that most of the other troops took.
Q. Could he have gone on to Pittsburgh at that time?
A. I judge not—for want of transportation.
Q. How many days was it before the road was opened so that the detachment could have gone to Pittsburgh?
A. I cannot give the exact day. I think the road was opened about the 27th or 28th.
Q. What day was it they returned from Altoona?
A. They reported at Blairsville intersection—that detachment with others.
Q. When did they report to you at Blairsville?