Q. Was your regiment on there?
A. I believe I said in my testimony, that the Fourteenth regiment
marched that way in a circuitous route, while the Nineteenth went out
the other way. I reported to my colonel, who was then in
command--Colonel Gray.
Q. Was there any resistance to your attempt at clearing the track?
A. There was some little said. They were obstinate, some of them, and
considerably mean about it, and would not go away, as we were marched
up, but a few words would make them go away, but they would go round,
and get on the track again.
Q. Were they stopping trains?
A. No, sir; I did not see them stop any trains there.
By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. During the time while you were not engaged in clearing the crossing,
in what position were the companies of the Fourteenth regiment
stationed, up on the top of the hill?
A. We were in what I would call line of battle, on the face of the
hill.
Q. Was the crowd mingling with the regiment--mixed up with the
regiment?
A. With very few exceptions. I mind, during the day, talking to several
citizens, but I did not consider them rioters.
Q. While you were stationed in line of battle, on the brow of the hill,
where was the Nineteenth regiment stationed?
A. The Nineteenth was to our front and right in advance, on the road
that leads up to the hospital.
Q. What position were they in during the day?
A. My recollection is, they were in line the same as we were, with the
exception of this: that we were detailed a guard.
Q. There was something said by some of the witnesses about the mob and
the troops being mixed up indiscriminately. Did you see anything of
that kind?
A. I do not think I would say that.
Q. There seemed to be a friendly feeling?
A. There was no picket line out, to keep it entirely clear. The orders
were to keep the crowd away, and not to mingle with the men. Still
there was no pickets put out, and no driving them away. I heard some
remarks made to the men: "You won't shoot workingmen."
Q. Were there any efforts made that day to form any line, by either of
the regiments, or both of them, to form a line, so as to keep the mob
off from the tracks? What I mean is, to occupy the vicinity of the
track, so as to keep the crowd off from it?