Answer. The captain that carried me off shot six colored men himself, with a revolver. I saw him shoot them. I cannot state about the rest.
Question. Did you see more than one white man shot?
Answer. No, sir. The others that were killed were a little nearer the water than I was. I was lying down under a white-oak log near the fort, and could not see a great way.
Question. Do you know how many of their men were lost?
Answer. I heard some of them say, when they went out towards Brownsville, that they had lost about 300 killed, wounded, and missing.
Question. How many of our men were killed before the fort was taken?
Answer. I do not think there were more than ten or fifteen men killed before the fort was taken.
Memphis, Tennessee, April 26, 1864.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Harris, sworn and examined.