We remained there from Thursday, afternoon until Sunday afternoon adn then came on to Munfordville. General Wood's corps was in advance of General Crittenden's that afternoon. I left General soon after we left Cave City. He said then that he was going to see General Buell. Being upon a hill at that time, I heard cannonading. I supposed the action had commenced. When I came to Munfordville I found General Wood on the other side of the river near Munfordville with his division. I learned that he had encountered the rear guard of the rebel army and had some light firing and shelling promiscuously. General Buell came up about dusk. We remained until about 10 o'clock the next day. All the information we could get was that the enemy had proceeded in the direction of Bardstown to the right, and had commenced leaving on Saturday morning and continued on Saturday night and Sunday. General Wood drove the last of them out.

Question. Do you know the direction by which Bragg retired?

I understood to the right, in the direction of Bardstown. On Monday, 22d, the following day, the advance guard of our army had some skirmishing north of Munfordville. We received some information in farm-houses where we found some citizens of secession proclivities and some others of Union sentiments. All confirmed the information that the enemy had gone to the right. I recollect I was much disappointed, as others were, when we received information that the march was directed to the Elizabethtown road, a different road from that which the enemy took. We went on to Elizabethtown and from there to West Point; it was a tolerably rapid march. The the of our march increased when we were made to understand that the enemy was more to the right than before. At Elizabethtown we halted part of the day and marched 12 or 13 miles this side. There we remained all night, and the next day we struck the Salt River, and then I left General Crittenden.

Question. You left the army at Salt River?

Yes, sir. I would have remained with General Crittenden, but I supposed there would be no fighting, and as I had been a long time from home and sick I desired to go home.

Question. Do you know anything as to the operations of the army while you were with the army?

I do not know anything that would be pertinent to the subject of investigation.

The COURT. Confine yourself entirely to the invasion of Kentucky. Where were you when Munfordville was surrendered?

We were lying at Bowling Green, that is, within 2 miles south of Bowling Green, from Saturday until Tuesday morning, which covered that Sunday when General Wilder repulsed the enemy at Munfordville. Wilder surrendered on the following Tuesday.

Question. Did you know on Tuesday that he surrendered?

We did not know that until perhaps we learned it on the march of Wednesday night. After we got to Cave City Colonel Wilder came in our camp on parole. The following morning I heard the circumstances under which he surrendered, and particularly the fact that a part of the terms were that he should be allowed to go around the lines of the enemy to see that their representations with regard to their strength were correct. He gave as his own opinion that Bragg's force there was from 22,000 to 25,000 men and he had seventy pieces of artillery. I think it was on Wednesday afternoon when we heard the rumor. We did not know the facts, however, until Thursday night or Friday morning. Wilder came on Thursday night to Cave City, and, I believe, remained with us.

By the COURT:

Question. What is the distance from Cave City to Bowling Green?

I should judge 25 miles.

Question. How long did it take to march it?

It was five days from the time we left Bowling Green until we arrived in Cave City, two of which day only we were marching.

Question. Were there any other Federal troops on that march in advance of Crittenden?

I understood he had been sent to the right.