Q. What explanation did you have from General Brown for disbanding the regiment or dismissing the regiment at that time?
A. There was no explanation of it at that time.
Q. Did you think that that order of General Brown's to dismiss the regiment could be justified on any grounds?
A. No, sir.
Q. You dismissed your regiment upon that order, simply because you consider it your duty to do so. You obeyed orders?
A. Yes; I obeyed orders.
Q. Where was the Nineteenth regiment at that time?
A. I only saw one of the officers of the Nineteenth regiment at the Union depot, and that was Captain Bingham.
General A. L. Pearson, sworn: