We had fired only a few rounds before some of us noticed General's Mansfield and Crawford

and other mounted officers over on the Null.

Mansfield at once came galloping down the hill and passed through the scattered men of

our right companies, shouting, see spiring, you are firing into our own men.

He rode very rapidly and fearlessly till he reached the place where our line bent.

Captain Jordan now ran forward as far as the fence and insisted that General Mansfield

should look and see.

He and Sergeant Burnham pointed out the particular men of the enemy who were not fifty yards

away that were then aiming their rifles at us and at him.

Doubtless the general was wounded while talking with Jordan.

At all events he was convinced and remarked, yes you are right.

He then turned his horse and passed along to the lower land where the fence was down

and attempted to go through, but the horse, which also appeared to be wounded, refused

to step into the trap like massive rails or to jump over.

The general there upon promptly dismounted and led the horse and his Sam Poffenberger's

field.

I met him at the gap in the fence.

As he dismounted his coat blue open and I saw that blood was streaming down the right

side of his vest.

The general was very quick in all his motions and attempted to mount as soon as the horse

had got through the fence, but his strength was evidently failing and he yielded to the

suggestion that we should take him to a surgeon.

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