A. General Pearson's command was at Twenty-eighth street. There were very few of the soldiers and some of the officers at Twenty-eighth street. The battery I had taken up on Saturday morning and some few men were there, and General Pearson's command was on the hill.
Q. Can you tell me why they did not hold their position that they then occupied—the militia. What necessity was there for retiring to the round house?
A. I knew what they thought—it was that they were coming under cover to prevent them from being struck. I was not a military man. However, I know what I should have done.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. What motives actuated them, after dispersing the crowd, in retiring their troops to the flat position of the street?
A. After dispersing the crowd, immediately the crowd—not that crowd, perhaps, but other crowds came back in front of my office—a great crowd. They were marching by and gathering from all quarters. By dispersing the crowd, I mean they all ran away, and then they commenced immediately coming back, and I had pretty hard work to come down to the office. The crowds were coming up the railway as I was coming down to the Union depot. All I can say is, they said that the reason for going to the round house was to get under cover.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Was any effort made by the military to drive back that crowd when they commenced to reassemble?
A. I was in the office at that time.
Q. Only General Brinton's command went into the round-house?