At the battle of Inkerman, November 5th, Cornet Cleveland was mortally
wounded. He fell from his horse in front of me just as the regiment was
ordered to retire. After we had retired some distance I rode to the
commanding officer of the regiment and asked to be allowed to fall out to
go back for Cornet Cleveland. He told me to go to the Sergeant-major and
tell him to send two men to assist me. He told his brother James O’Hara
and went himself. In the act of carrying Cornet Cleveland off the field,
both James O’Hara and myself had our dress hats shot off our heads by a
cannon ball. I annex a letter from Lord Tredegar, commanding officer, in
support of this statement:—
TERDEGAR PARK, NEWPORT, ENGLAND,
APRIL 6th, 1889