The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-08-05

| Answer--Yes, sir; there was an earthwork on 9
hill, some three and half feet WALL which did moi
amount to much III had not met that regiment
II was my intention to gallop through that work.
Question--Were there any guns In itf 81 WA
Answer-I was informed by General Stone that
there was not. He said the guns had been moved
out day or two before ! asked him II / could 20
through il, and he said might If II was not held
too strongly.
Question-would IL have impcted your going
up there Did he General Stone) think 1t would 7
Answer-No, sir; do not think il did.
Questionable thought there were q thousand
men with three guns in the ways
Answer-I only heard that statement about the
regiment and three guns about three or four weeks
ago" Altn lfii
This testimony was taken February IA,
1869; Stones first testimony was taken jan
uary 5, 1852. ,osp .O ,fl.,., F. ,...
'In a conversation with General Stone, / was re-
GREETING that we had not moved up; and he said we
could not have got there for that reason.
Question--Did you know at the time OF any OBJ
structlon to our going up there! '''
Answer--No, SIR .inaa1n la .sar0r,
Major Dimmick testifies: .a, ,a6ara r.l
"Question--Whcn did you go up to this breast
work?
Answcr-I went up there Wednesday morning a
dy,J
were men inside; We could see figures moving, but
we could not tell whether they we're armed or not.
The day before during the skrmish, men were seen
there throwing up earth. 1t was evidently very
hastily constructed, nothing but very simple earth
work running across the road, perhaps forty PAGES
long. 500 t i"
Question--Would you have considered that at
that time any mpediment to the march ofinfantrys ?
Answer--Not ut ALL hardly more than If you
should turn this table upon its side and put some
men behind it. The boys were SO anxious to 90
that they would hardly wait for the order to CO."
Colonel Tompkns testifes:
"Question-Were there any obstacles in the way
of our going up to Balls bluff?
Answer-None at all No doubt we would have
had to fight little on way up. But think by
going up that way, on that side we would have
drawn their attention toward us, and engaged them
so that Colonel Bakers forces would have had an
opportunity to have got better foothod than they
had He had horribly bad place to cross there
Question-Did you see any batteries, or anything
of that kind, that wonld have prevented your going
up tosBal's Bluff? -.
Answer-No, sir did not. We did not receive
any fire from any batteries" 20. f3tr
Philip HAYNES testifiss: ft
"Question--Are you acquainted with the ground
on the Virginia side between Edward Ferry and
Balls Blufy -1. tnh 'H1in' af = ff
Answer-Certainly think ought TO be. Ihave
been up and down there great many tines gri
Question-ls there any difficulty in the way Of
men passing from Edward Ferry to Balls Bluff on
the Virginia side. '--'
Answer should think not. altaf l1. .e.
Qucstion-Are there any Notifications there that
you know of? t'l'f
Answer--It was reported that there was little
embankment there, but the men would not require
to go within half mile ofthat to go to Balls Bluff"
Question. Were there any guns mounted therei
AnsiDer. never heard of any.
Question. There was no obstacle to infantry
marching right up?
Ansrsr None at all, except right on the bluff
about Chain Bridge; but after you get from the riv
er about eighth of mile it is perfectly accessi
BILE for infantry"
General Stcnc says, (sccond examiuaticp):
Question. They have no guns to cannonade with
Ansper. None at all that are in position, nor
have they had any at any time According to the
last information which obtained, they had three
field guns that moved from point to point; these
field guns they move about"
How many were killed in battle, how many
drowned in the relentless river, will never be
correctly known; suffice it to say our little
force was destroyed. Why was this little band
permitted to be destroyed 10y force little
re-. ,h.n Jo,bIo as n,,oho,s IN nro.onco or
cas'u ,h"".oOS sn,ana;d ,.Oons, WLv 49,
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wo w,n,..J 7 ooshn,o McC.ll cor,,I h.vo "a.
he, !, w;,h,nt Tho Ioss ~ ma, =. ri. ,novo
men, in mass had already causod ;,s ovacus.
ton. and the enom " did not re,urr in s,rcs
until .ftcr McCaI, had ,e,,ca,ed uwe Ala
not w;.h 70 csn,n,o Tee.hnro .hn Ala 90
cro.s at all. of wh., nae !, a ssl;cht damon
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