Q. By any orders that you know of?
A. No, sir.
Q. Do you mean to say that they had deserted?
A. They left. There was quite a large number left.
Q. Were they missing?
A. They were among the missing.
Q. That was not more than about one fourth of your command—one hundred and fifty men?
A. One hundred and seventy-five men was not much more than one fourth.
Q. Any of your officers missing—subordinates?
A. No; I could not say that.