aw some of them on
board the "Platte Valley," after I had been carried on her. They
came on board, and I think went into drink with some of our
officers. I think one of the rebel officers was General Chalmers.

Q. Do you know what officers of ours drank with them?

A. I do not.

Q. You know that they did go on board the "Platte Valley" and
drink with some of our officers?

A. I did not see them drinking at the time, but I have no doubt
they did; that was my impression from all I saw, and I thought
our officers might have been in better business.

Q. Were our officers treating these rebel officers with
attention?

A. They seemed to be; I did not see much of it, as they passed
along by me.

Q. Do you know whether or not the conduct of the privates, in
murdering our soldiers after they had surrendered, seemed to have
the approval of their officers?

A. I did not see much of their officers, especially during the
worst of those outrages; they seemed to be back.

Q. Did you observe any effort on the part of their officers to
suppress the murders?

A. No, sir; I did not see any where I was first carried; just
about dusk, all at once several shots were fired just outside.
The cry was: "They are shooting the darkey soldiers." I heard an
officer ride up and say: "Stop that firing; arrest that man." I
suppose it was a rebel officer, but I do not know. It was
reported to me, at the time, that several darkeys were shot then.
An officer who stood by me, a prisoner, said that they had been
shooting them, but that the general had had it stopped.

Q. Do you know of any of our men in the hospital being murdered?

A. I do not.

Q. Do you know any thing of the fate of your Quartermaster,
Lieutenant Akerstrom?

A. He was one of the officers who went with me to meet the flag
of truce the last time. I do not know what became of him; that
was about the last I saw of him. I heard that he was nailed to a
board and burned, and I have very good reason for believing that
was the case, although I did not see it. The First Lieutenant of
Company D of my regiment says that he has an affidavit to that
effect of a man who saw it.

Francis A. Alexander, sworn and examined.

By the Chairman:

Q. To what company and regiment do you b