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54 JAMBS BAIED WEAVER

manding me [Weaver] to make a levy of $2000,
as I now remember, from wealthy citizens living
in the vicinity, for the purpose of paying for
supplies necessary for the sustenance of these
refugees. In obedience to that order I issued
an order reciting the authority under which I
was acting, and served it upon certain parties
. . . . The money collected was paid direct
to Col. Cyrus 0. Carpenter, assistant commis-
sary general .... and did not pass
through my hands, if I remember correctly,
and the wants of the refugees were supplied.
In no event was one cent retained by myself

"I did not dispossess any one of their dwell-
ing houses and appropriate the same for officers
quarters during my stay in Pulasld. My head-
quarters were in the Court House and I boarded
with a private family, that of Mrs. Ballentyne.
The officers of my regiment lived in their tents
in line with their respective companies. The
several divisions, brigades and regiments en-
camped at Pulaski were not under my author-
ity — not even my own regiment — while I was
in command of the post .... My associ-
ation with the people was as peaceful and
fraternal as possible during the existence of
hostilities, and remarkably so in all that region
of the country."⁵⁰

The foregoing statement made by Colonel



	54 JAMBS BAIED WEAVER manding me [Weaver] to make a levy of $2000, as I now remember, from wealthy citizens living in the vicinity, for the purpose of paying for supplies necessary for the sustenance of these refugees. In obedience to that order I issued an order reciting the authority under which I was acting, and served it upon certain parties . . . . The money collected was paid direct to Col. Cyrus 0. Carpenter, assistant commis- sary general .... and did not pass through my hands, if I remember correctly, and the wants of the refugees were supplied. In no event was one cent retained by myself "I did not dispossess any one of their dwell- ing houses and appropriate the same for officers quarters during my stay in Pulasld. My head- quarters were in the Court House and I boarded with a private family, that of Mrs. Ballentyne. The officers of my regiment lived in their tents in line with their respective companies. The several divisions, brigades and regiments en- camped at Pulaski were not under my author- ity — not even my own regiment — while I was in command of the post .... My associ- ation with the people was as peaceful and fraternal as possible during the existence of hostilities, and remarkably so in all that region of the country."⁵⁰ The foregoing statement made by Colonel