FORT PILLOW MASSACRE. RETURNED PRISONERS. SENATE. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War be, and they are hereby, instructed to inquire into the truth of the rumored slaughter of the Union troops, after their surrender, at the recent attack of the rebel forces upon Fort Pillow, Tennessee; as, also, whether Fort Pillow could have been sufficie

The Joint Committee on the Conduct and Expenditures of the War, to whom was referred the resolution of Congress instructing them to investigate the late massacre at Fort Pillow, designated two members of the committee—Messrs. Wade and Gooch—to proceed forthwith to such places as they might deem necessary, and take testimony. That sub-committee having discharged that duty, returned to this city, and submitted to the joint committee a report, with accompanying papers and testimony. The report was

CAIRO, ILLINOIS, April 22, 1864 . Brigadier General Mason Brayman sworn and examined by the chairman. Question. What is your rank and position in the service? Answer. Brigadier General of volunteers; have been in command of the district of Cairo since March 19, 1864. Question. What was the extent of your district when you assumed command, and what your available force? Answer. The river, from Paducah to Island No. Ten, inclusive, about 160 miles, and adjacent portions of Tennessee and Kentucky.

The following papers and affidavits were furnished the committee by General Mason Brayman, at Cairo, and are herewith submitted: We have the honor of reporting to you, as the only known survivors of the commissioned officers of the 13th Tennessee cavalry, that, on the morning of the 12th day of the present month, at about the hour of daylight, the rebels, numbering from five thousand to seven thousand, attacked our garrison at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, numbering as it did only about five hundred e

On the 4th instant your committee received a communication of that date from the Secretary of War, enclosing the report of Colonel Hoffman, commissary general of prisoners, dated May 3, calling the attention of the committee to the condition of returned Union prisoners, with the request that the committee would immediately proceed to Annapolis and examine with their own eyes the condition of those who have been returned from rebel captivity. The committee resolved that they would comply with the

Howard Leedom, sworn and examined: By the chairman: Question. To what company and regiment have you belonged? Answer. Company G, 52d New York. Question. How long have you been in the service? Answer. About seven months. Question. What is your age? Answer. Seventeen. Question. When and where were you taken prisoner? Answer. At a place called Orange Grove, I think, back of Chancellorsville. Question. How long ago? Answer. In November last. Question. Where were you then carried? Answer. Right to Ri