Answer. All the information I got about the despatch was from Dr. Walker, who said they were going to take the body to Richmond and bury it where no one could find it.
Question. Did Colonel Dahlgren make any speech or read any papers to his command?
Answer. No, sir; not that I ever heard of. They questioned me a great deal about that. The colonel of the 9th Virginia cavalry questioned me about it. I told him just all I knew about it. I told him I had heard no papers read, nor anything else.
Question. Did you ever hear any of your fellow-soldiers say they ever heard any such thing at all?
Answer. No, sir; and when I started I had no idea where I was going.
Question. Were you in prison at Richmond?
Answer. I was there for four days, but I was at Dr. Walker's pretty nearly a month and a half.
Question. During the four days you were in prison did you see any of our other soldiers in prison there?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. How did they fare?