A. I was at the rear at that time.
Q. And you didn't hear what took place?
A. I did not. I went to the arsenal—I went up to the front of the column, and was told that General Brinton was in the arsenal, and I jumped over the fence—I was refused admission at the gate—and I went in there, but I met a lot of wounded men and I told them where to go, and I thought, perhaps, I had better go back. So I went back to the rear.
Q. Where did you tell them to go?
A. I told them to go up towards the buildings, and get attended to. They allowed the wounded to go in. They took in Lieutenant Ash and all the wounded.
Q. Were you in the regular army during the late war?
A. I was in the Fifteenth Infantry.
Q. For how long?
A. I was in there about a year. I was only a boy, and my health gave out.
Q. What is your profession now?