Question. Did you understand that the whole army halted at Hodgensville?

No,sir; only the rear guard.

Question. Is it probable that that rear guard would have withstood the advance of my army?

I am very well satisfied they would not.

Question. Then would anything have been gained by turning off from the road which we were pursuing with an object?

No, sir; I do not see how my could have turned off for want of supplies.

Question. Was there anything in the nature of the country or the relative position of the forces that would have prevented the junction of Bragg's forces with those of Kirby Smith at Bardstown had they desired?

No, sir.

Question. Would it have been in the opinion of Bragg to give battle at Bardstown or avoid it for the purpose of forming such a junction?

Yes, sir.

Question. Was there anything in the position of our forces and the rebel forces to have prevented that junction from being formed at an earlier day had they desired?

No, sir; my impression was that that was what General Bragg was running for.

Redirect examination by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE:

Question. General, you stated in your examination in chief that the number of General Buell's army at the time of Bragg's invasion was 45,000?

I think about that number.

Question. You now state it to be about 34,500. Will you please state where the difference is?

The difference in that estimate existed in Rousseau's army, which was down in Alabama, and the troops in Nashville and adjoining that were guarding the communications of the army.

Question. At what date was the entire force of 45,000 available?

If the army had been concentrated at Nashville.

Question. You have stated that the army under Bragg numbered 60,000 or 70,000. Upon what did you base your calculations?

I did not state positively, but it was from the most reliable information that could be obtained from scouts.

Question. Can you give the name of any reliable scout from whom you received information and what the information was?

My scouts generally placed it at a higher figure. I would deduct a certain per cent. for their reports. One of my most reliable scouts was named Kennedy.

Question. What number of regiments did he give as moving from Chattanooga under Gragg?

He reported about seventy regiments. But from Newton, whom I sent to obtain information on the East Tennessee Railroad and to count every car load of soldiers that went up and down that road - and his estimate was that there were seventy-one regiments.

Question. How did the number of these regiments run?

He could not form any estimate of that. I was under the impression that the old