This order was being obeyed by the men with reasonable steadiness, when as I was standing in rear of the retiring column, I heard them cheer loudly and call out "reinforcements." I then saw some men in red, whom I believe were the left wing of the Thirteenth, and whom these men, I suppose, took to be reinforcements.
When these men in red heard the cheer they broke and retired.

Then the whole column became disorganized.

This was about 9 o'clock a.m.

The first shot was fired about half-past seven a.m.
Question from Lieut.-Col.

Booker--Did you believe, when you saw my despatches to Col.