The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 438
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WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS.
Question. Do you know by whose orders the wounded were sent to
the cars ?
Answer. No, I do not.
Question. Where was General Van Dorn when tie wounded left
Holly Springs ?
Answer. I do not know.
Question. Do you know that no one was in charge of the wounded
soldiers referred to ?
Answer. Only from what I heard from them and other men.
Question. By whose orders did they continue on the route next day?
Answer. I do not know. I only know the train passed Coffeeville the next morn-
ing.
Question. How many cars were there ?
Answer. I do not know how many cars were in the train.
Question. Did you go through all of them to find an officer?
Answer. No, I did not go through all. I went through about five.
Question. What time of night was it that you hunted or inquired for
an officer ?
Answer. Some time between 10 and 11 o'clock.
Question. Were persons asleep in the cars at that time ?
Answer. I saw no one asleep.
Question. Did you inquire of the conductor of the train whether there
was an officer in charge of the wounded ?
Answer. I could not find the conductor.
Question. At what hour did the train start from Holly Springs ?
Answer. I do not know; it was ahead of us, and we started at 8 o'clock in the
evening.
By the CouRT:
Question. Did you examine the wounds to see if they were dressed
or not ?
Answer. I examined one man's wounds (he was wounded in both legs) that had not
been dressed.
General RUST was recalled for the prosecution.
By RECORDER:
Question. State any additional particulars bearing on or corrobora-
tive of your evidence.
Answer. I wish my testimony in regard to the wounded to refer to their condition
up to the time of their leaving Holly Springs, having heard and knowing nothing of
their treatment after leaving Holly Springs. With regard to the subsistence with
which I was supplied on the retreat, at Mr. Cooper's the second camping place this
side of Ripley, I was applied to by the commissary of General Villepigue first for ra-
tions or subsistence. I replied I would divide so long as I could do so without dis-
furnishing my own troops; whereupon the commissary loaned General Villepigue 9
head of beef cattle, 10 sacks of meal, 3 barrels of flour, and 31 pounds of salt. At the
same place loaned to General Bowen 11 barrels of flour, 100 pounds of salt, and call-
ing upon my commissary for information upon these points he exhibited the receipts
for those articles.438
[Car. XXII.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/449/?q=%221862%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.