hat if I should be discovered, I would be
killed, I emerged from my hiding place, and, approaching the
nearest rebel, I told him I was a citizen. He said, 'You are
in bad company, G--d d--n you; out with your greenbacks, or
I'll shoot you.' I gave him all the money I had, and under
his convoy I went up into the fort again.

"'When I re-entered the fort there was still some shooting
going on. I heard a rebel officer tell a soldier not to kill
any more of those negroes. He said that they would all be
killed, any way, when they were tried.

"'After I entered the fort, and after the United States flag
had been taken down, the rebels held it up in their hands in
the presence of their officers, and thus gave the rebels
outside a chance to still continue their slaughter, and I
did not notice that any rebel officer forbade the holding of
it up. I also further state, to the best of my knowledge and
information, that there were not less than three hundred and
sixty negroes killed and two hundred whites. This I give to
the best of my knowledge and belief.

"JOHN NELSON.

"Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of May, A. D. 1864.

"J. D. LLOYD,

"_Capt. 11th Inf., Mo. Vols., and Ass't. Provost Mar.,
Dist. of Memphis._"

"Henry Christian, (colored), private, company B, 6th United
States heavy artillery, sworn and examined. By Mr. Gooch:

'Question. Where were you raised? 'Answer. In East
Tennessee.

'Question. Have you been a slave? 'Answer. Yes, sir.

'Question. Where did you enlist? 'Answer. At Corinth,
Mississippi.

'Question. Were you in the fight at Fort Pillow? 'Answer.
Yes, sir.

'Question. When were you wounded? 'Answer. A little before
we surrendered.

'Question. What happened to you afterwards? 'Answer.
Nothing; I got but one shot, and dug right out over the hill
to the river, and never was bothered any more.

'Did you see any men shot after the place was taken?
'Answer. Yes, sir.

'Question. Where? 'Answer. Down to the river.

'Question. How many? 'Answer. A good many; I don't know how
many.

'Question. By whom were they shot? 'Answer. By secesh
soldiers; secesh officers shot some up on the hi