The New York herald., 1878-10-05
DUBLIN, ireland. Sept 81. 1873.
GENERAL FIIZ JOHN PORTER.

coNTISUED TAKING OF TESTIMONY By THE
BOARD OF INQuIRY-wIrNEssEs WHO SAW
AN ACTION AUGUST 20, 1862.
Much OF the testimony given before the Fiiz John
Porter Board OF Inquiry on Governors Island yeser
DAY OF a ocepy interesting character and
without an element Of humor. Major Generals s. Hcn,.
zolman was sworn as witness and produced pocket
memorandum book In which he had taken notes OF
Popes campaign the spot IRON hour TO hour ''Its
been salt and won't do to handle much, said
the old gentleman bo adjusted hts blue pince.nex
and prepared read extracts at the request OF
the Board The ost interesting OF these under
the date OF Ccntrevlie, Friday August 30. 1s62 the
date which General Porter is charged with failing
TO obey orders. Witness read as follows:-
AN INTERESTING MEN
Kesrny did not get of t after daylight. We are all
detained oy him There heavy cloud 81 au.. on tho
rather sd.aac'ng Il Is nov aasr'es-pas, seven A. N
hours and has Just ceased Report tha,
are diving The enemy A. 'e% M the h.d
upon General sirg, G.nsral Rsarny was 4. the rsh.
a. M rsn Es.S sy =. Sgs Later sIop o s
the old Bull Ilun battle held wnere my troops were The
ana they are m,ti%s Ws"1s sopias for
"s sns o 9'e e tear rs vt. BE- oa o
driven back At forvsve inmate. past three Nc
p a Ssa kyasd
ar ye wss, rs na,s M .p sH Ts Ga s ss
ssm%saeed on our" our eeni,e General ks.ns hs held his
the Ged At headquarters eavy firing centre:
Porter ports driving him nack and he retiring
On msa s,, pns S yy I ssyy s
Kcarncy the right, with General stevens troops.
pSy ps TIE sns u sf ssg nn %
Lut elt us Ia posscssion OF tho battle nsd.
Tho hghting, General Hcltnzcnan said, was very
severe times; Il was not continuously sustained,
bu, occurred at intervals
rfeurISa THAT DAY.
william r. Murray. mcmber OF the ine,eenth In
diana regiment at the time IN question, testnsd
ccrning the nghtiug that day IN which his regiment
participated; he referred AZ intervals TO notebook
with hole through which o Minnie ball had passed;
W. u. Campbell, n captain in the same regiment,
testified TO hearing osnnonadipg before aeon Ia the
vicinity oil Manassas. witness was asked where Gen.
era King vas at critical period OF the nghtngf Ho
replied be was probably back In an am mbuaDcc taken
with spasms, like the then captain OF Company |,
who raised great ado and was carried to the rear
CLAIMING that somebody had spilled a cup OF hot
coffee into his shoe and disabled him. IL could not
have been fear that induced this doughty soldier TO
10 to tho rear because he was, according 10 Witness
man OF the John Morrissey order, and driIod hts
men by Knocking couple OF them down with hts nst
occasionally. Witness was wounded late in tho day,
aud while lying the ncld heard contip uod aud
heavy artillery nring near the old Bull Run battle field.
With m uoh pumor he told how no was PICK cd 10 by
some privstes Of New York regiment and carried OIL
IL was the rule 10 those early days OF the war that
each regiment should care tor us own wonnoed and
witness had torn the number OF his regiment from his
Uniform SO 40 to deceive his rescusr Whe they were
luggng him along spectator called out:-"what
are you New forkefs doing with that big Hooser 2"
The good SanaritsBs took a careful survey of
their burden, aud then despite his protests, dumped
bim upon the neid asa seal on; he was nnally car
ried of Uy Pen nsyfvaniA amDulancc.
Jobn =. Hatch, pentsnsnt and captain OF the First
Michigan reRiment ths sane ground SAID ne
heard heavy hrtng OF Artsfy and infantry through
out the day and ssehs bursting. Lieutenant
Colonel Jacob =. BucnaDsa 0f the Third Indiana cav
airy, and Colonel Ssm0ei BcnJsmin isstibed to
there having been an action on that day. Charles
Dunee, the soldier VINO rode with Captain rope when
he carried tue nali.past iour r. NJ oracr swore that
the ride did not occupy moro than onebaIf 10 three
quarters OF an nour.
The Investigation viii be consinusd on Monday, a.
ten o'clock. on Governors Isiand.