Answer. I escaped with Captain Beattie.
Question. How long were you with the enemy?
Answer. Four days and a half.
Question. Who did you understand was in command of the rebels?
Answer. Colonel Duckworth.
Question. How many men did he have?
Answer. From the best information I could get there were about 1,500 of them. Several of their officers said they had 1,250 men, regular troops, and four independent companies. That was their statement to me.
Question. Had you a good position at Union City?
Answer. It was a very good position against small arms; it was not strong against artillery.
Question. Did you know anything about re-enforcements coming to you?