Question. With Munfordville secured and Bowling Green in our possession what would have prevented General Buell throwing his army into the rear and cutting off supplies?

He would only have to go and find the enemy and whip them wherever he found them.

Question. Then he would not have marched to Louisville?

I think not. General Buell had an army that could not be whipped.

Question. With an army under the command of Bragg less in number than that under General Buell, with a large force at Louisville, can you understand why Bragg was in no hurry to form a junction with Kirby Smith?

If I knew exactly the extent of Bragg's knowledge about our army and position I could understand it; not without.

Question. Was it possible that Bragg threw his army so boldly into Kentucky without knowing the number of the army in his rear?

That I do not know. Speculations can be made, and when the facts are known opinions can be formed; but I think Bragg was pretty well posted. His means of information were excellent. I think it was a part of his plans that Price should come up to Tennessee, but he ran against Rosecrans at Iuka. That is what he should have done, but running against Rosecrans prevented it.

Question. Are the names of the rebel officers of General Bragg's captured at Prewitt's Knob known to you, and what time after they were captured were they released?

I know nothing of that circumstances but what I heard. One of them was named Forsyth, of Georgia. When they went or upon what conditions they were released I do not know.

Question. I understand you not to say that after the Munfordville affair you came to a better knowledge of the number of Bragg's army and that it numbered 30,000 or 35,000?

I did not say it was 30,000 or 35,000. I got my impression from Dr. Gardner. My conclusion was that Bragg had crossed with 35,000 or 40,000.

Question. You estimated Kirby Smith's army, from all the information you could get, at about 20,000?

I so thought.

Question. Do you say that Kirby Smith and Bragg formed a junction at Harrodsburg?

I think they did. They could have done so and should have done so.

Question. Did not their refusal to meet you at a strong position at Harrodsburg and declining to fight you at Dick Robinson and making a hurried retreat from Kentucky satisfy you that you had overestimated their number there as you had at Munfordville?

No, sir; I have no reason to change it. I think they had about 60,000 men.

By General TYLER:

Question. You say there were a million of rations at Bowling Green; how long would they have lasted your army?

I say I was so informed, but the fact did not exist. I simply said I believe so; now I know there was not.

Question. Has any information come to you since yesterday?

No, sir; I will simply state facts I know. I was informed there was a million of rations of bread at Munfordville, but I do not think there was a million there, for when my commissary went in for bread he could not get it.