Fort Pillow, Tennessee, April 25, 1864.
Captain James Marshall, sworn and examined.
By the chairman:
Question. What is your rank and position in the naval service?
Answer. I am an acting master, commanding the United States steamer New Era, gunboat No. 7.
Question. Where is your boat?
Answer. My boat has been twenty-four hours run from Fort Pillow. Since the attack here, that has been changed. At the time the fort was attacked, I was to make my principal headquarters here.
Question. Were you present with your gunboat at the time Fort Pillow was attacked and captured?
Answer. I was.
Question. Please describe that affair.