Answer. Yes, sir; I thought they were going to throw me in too; I slipped away in the night.
By the chairman:
Question. Did you see any man burned?
Answer. No, sir; I was down under the hill next the river.
Question. They thought you were dead when they pulled your boots off?
Answer. Yes, sir; they pulled my boots off, and rolled me over, and said they had killed me.
Sergeant Benjamin Robinson, (colored,) company D, 6th United States heavy artillery, sworn and examined.
By Mr. Gooch:
Question. Were you at Fort Pillow in the fight there?