Answer. Not of my own seeing. Mr. Akerstrom was in his office down under the hill after the flag of truce was in, and made some signs for us to come to him. Since that time I have been told that they wounded him and then nailed him to a door and burned him up, but I didn't see that myself.
Question. When did you hear about this nailing to a building and burning him up?
Answer. Since we came up here.
Question. Were you on board the gunboat the next day when some of the rebel officers came on board?
Answer. I was on board the Platte Valley.
Question. Did they come with a flag of truce?
Answer. A flag of truce was hoisted, and when we got in to the shore some of the rebel officers came on board the Platte Valley.
Question. How were they received by our officers?
Answer. Just as though there had been no fight. Some of the officers on the Platte Valley took one of the rebel officers up to the bar and treated him, and some would ask the rebel officers what made them treat our men as they did. He said they intended to treat all home-made Yankees just as they did the negroes. I went to Captain Marshall and asked him to let me shoot him. He said that the flag of truce was up, and it would be against the rules of war to shoot him.
Question. Do you know what officers treated him?