I suggested to him to detail four of his stoutest fellows and place them under my authority for a few minutes, which he readily agreed to.

I marched them off, but before reaching the poor fellows their bugle sounded the assembly, when they all started off and left me without assistance.

I may mention here that this officer gave me an authority in writing to remove the wounded to where they might obtain proper medical assistance.

Accompanied by a young man of the Queen's Own, who was slightly wounded in the wrist, I proceeded to the poor fellows who were lying on the road.

We were unable to remove them, but gave them water to drink and put the overcoats that we picked up on the road in such a way as to shelter them from the sun.
We then proceeded to Ridgeway to try to obtain assistance to remove those that were able, or nurses to attend upon the poor fellows, or men to move the dead and wounded that were still exposed on the road, as well as to try to procure teams to take them to Port Colborne, but with the exception of three men who agreed to go and move the men off the road, and one colored woman, whom I pressed into service, I could get no further assistance.
The horses had been all driven away for fear of them being taken.