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Before me personally appeared the undersigned who being duly swon deposes as follows.

My name is Silas S. Garrett late 1st Lt. 3 U.S.C. Arty (Heavy). I was with my regiment in Fort Pickering at the time the riot commenced  I have reason to believe there were few soldiers away from camp at that time  When it became known that the police were shooting inoffensive blanks in South Memphis, it was with great difficulty that the officers were able to restrain the men from joining in the riot. The guns having been turned over there was nothing to be done but by moral [[caus]]ion;

I staid up until a late hour using my best efforts to keep the men in camp.

The next morning I rode out to South Memphis and saw two of the soldiers that had been killed, from the position in which their [[strikethrough]] I [[/strikethrough]] bodies laid it was evident they were trying to get away. This was about 8 oclock AM. every thing was quiet in South Memphis at that time. I rode into the city and in about an hour saw a force of policemen (say 15 or 20)

Transcription Notes:
I believe the word after moral is causion.