He was one belonging to <​in​> s company, and was present in the fight with the mormons about the 25th Oct last at <​about​> day break in , & <​appeared in comman[d] of the company that​> made an attack upon us— We were lying in camp when we heard them comeing. we got up & prepared for battle. The mormons came in about 60 yards of us & formed the line of battle— they then approached in a body, <​numbering as near as I could guess to abt 150​> armed with guns, swords & pistols, to about 40 yards when the fireing commenced, by both parties about the same time I can't say which side fired first, I was taken prisoner by the mormons, I saw Jos Smith to come up to the mormons at a house in Log creek timber a few miles from the battle ground. The wounded were taken out of the waggon there & I with mormon we then started on to<​wards​> — J Smith Jr passed on by me to the head of the company where & were riding, After getting into the prairie halted the company he & 4 others rode off a piece <​& confered together​> & then returned to the company, & called out some company <​captain​>, and ordered him to order <​call​> out 10 of his braves. 7 men came out and I was placed under their guard & told by that they would escort me off & let me go about my business. we started an back and after getting near a field the Capt of the guard & one other rode off ahead, say [p. [24]]