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was buried on the bank, right side of me. They took his clothes all off but his drawers; I was lying right there looking at them. They had my captain's coat, too; they did not kill my captain; a lieutenant told him to give him his coat, and then they told him to go down and pick up those old rags and put them on.

      Question. Did you see anybody shot the day after the battle?

      Answer. No, sir.

      Question. How did you get away?

      Answer. A few men came up from Memphis, and got a piece of plank and put me on it, and took me down to the boat.

      Question. Were any rebel officers around when the rebels were killing our men?

      Answer. Yes, sir; lots of them.

      Question. Did they try to keep their men from killing our men?

      Answer. I never heard them say so. I know General Forrest rode his horse over me three or four times. I did not know him until I heard his men call his name. He said to some negro men there that he knew them; that they had been in his nigger yard in Memphis. He said he was not worth five dollars when he started, and had got rich trading in negroes.

      Question. Where were you from?

      Answer. I came from South Carolina.

      Question. Have you been a slave?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Daniel Tyler, (colored,) private, company B, 6th United States heavy artillery, sworn and examined.

      By Mr. Gooch:

      Question. Where were you raised?

      Answer. In Mississippi.

      Question. Have you been a slave?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. Were you in Fort Pillow at the time it was captured by the rebels?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. When were you wounded?

      Answer. I was wounded after we all surrendered; not before.

      Question. At what time?

      Answer. They shot me when we came up the hill from down by the river.

      Question. Why did you go up the hill?

      Answer. They called me up.

      Question. Did you see who shot you?

      Answer. Yes, sir; I did not know him.

      Question. One of the rebels?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. How near was he to you?

      Answer. I was right at him; I had my hand on the end of his gun.

      Question. What did he say to you?

      Answer. He said, "Whose gun are you holding?" I said, "Nobody's." He said, "God damn you, I will shoot you," and then he shot me. I let go, and then another one shot me.

      Question. Were many shot at the same time?

      Answer. Yes, sir, lots of them; lying all round like hogs.

      Question. Did you see any one burned?

      Answer. No, sir.

      Question. Did you see anybody buried alive?

      Answer. Nobody but me.

      Question. Were you buried alive?

      Answer. Yes, sir; they thought they had killed me. I lay there till about sundown, when they threw us in a hollow, and commenced throwing dirt on us.

      Question. Did you say anything?

      Answer. No, sir; I did not want to speak to them. I knew if I said anything they would kill me. They covered me up in a hole; they covered me up, all but one side of my head. I heard them say they ought not to bury a man who was alive. I commenced working the dirt away, and one of the secesh made a young one dig me out. They dug me out, and I was carried not far off to a fire.

      Question. How long did you stay there?

      Answer. I staid there that night and until the next morning, and then I slipped off. I heard them say the niggers had to go away from there before the gunboat came, and that they would kill the niggers. The gunboat commenced shelling up there, and they commenced moving off. I heard them up there shooting. They wanted me to go with them, but I would not go. I turned around, and came down to the river bank and got on the gunboat.

      Question. How did you lose your eye?

      Answer. They knocked me down with a carbine, and then they jabbed it out.

      Question. Was that before you were shot?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. After you had surrendered?

      Answer. Yes, sir; I was going up the hill, a man came down and met me; he had his gun in his hand, and whirled it around and knocked me down, and then took the end of his carbine and jabbed it in my eye, and shot me.

      Question. Were any of their officers about there then?

      Answer. I did not see any officers.

      Question. Were any white men buried with you?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. Were any buried alive?

      Answer. I heard that one white man was buried alive; I did not see him.

      Question. Who said that?

      Answer. A young man; he said they ought not to have done it. He staid in there all night; I do not know as he ever got out.

      John Haskins, (colored,) private, company B, 6th United States heavy artillery, sworn and examined.

      By Mr. Gooch:

      Question. Were you at Fort Pillow when it was captured?

      Answer. Yes, sir.

      Question. What did you see done there?

      Answer. After we had surrendered they shot me in the left arm. I ran down the river and jumped into the water; the water ran over my back; six or seven more men came around there, and the secesh shot them right on the bank. At night I got in a coal-boat and cut it loose, and went down the river.

      Question. Did you see anybody else killed after they had surrendered?

      Answer. A great many; I could not tell how many.

      Question. Did they say why they killed our men after they had surrendered?

      Answer. No, sir.

      Question. How many did you see killed after they surrendered?

      Answer. Six or eight right around me, who could not get into the water as I did; I heard them shooting above, too.

      Question. Did they strip and rob those they killed?

      Answer. Yes, sir; they ran their hands in my pockets – they thought I was dead – they did all in the same way.

      Question. What time were you shot?

      Answer. After four o'clock.

      Question. How long after you had surrendered?

      Answer. Just about the time we ran down the hill.

      Question. Did you have any arms in your hands when you were shot?

      Answer. No, sir.

      Question. Do you know anything about their killing anybody in the hospital?

      Answer. I could not tell anything about that.

      Question. Do you know anything about their burning buildings?

      Answer. Yes, sir; they burned the lieutenant's house, and they said they burned him in the house.

      Question. He was a white man?

      Answer. Yes, sir; quartermaster of the 13th Tennessee cavalry.

      Question. Did you see them kill him?

      Answer. No, sir; I did not see them kill him; I saw the house he was in on fire.

      Question. Do you know anything about their burying anybody

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