Q. During this time, the balance of your regiment reserved, was up on the hill—how far from the crossing?
A. Probably seventy-five yards.
Q. The whole brigade?
A. The two regiments.
Q. Not over seventy-five yards away from the crossing?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. They were not on the brow of the hill?
A. The Fourteenth regiment was up on the brow of the hill, probably seventy-five or eighty yards from the railroad track, and the Nineteenth regiment was down on the road, within twenty yards of the track. At about half past one to two o'clock, I went into the Union depot to see General Pearson, what he was going to do. The Philadelphia troops were in there lunching at the time. I thought that they were so long in there, I would go in to see what was going on, and make calculations what I should do. I saw General Pearson, and he told me we would do nothing at all, except to go out on two trains, that they were there ready for us to go out on.
Q. He said you were not to do anything at all, except to go out with those trains?
A. Yes, sir.