expecting relief from General Buell was owing to circumstances which night not probably have been known to him, inasmuch as you were depending for your supplies and support on your own commander?

My expectation was that General Gilbert would see that I was taken care of. I was under his command, and supposed he knew what relief I would get. I did not know what General Buell knew about it or what expectations General Gilbert had from General Buell except that dispatch. All the information I got of General Buell's forces, or from General Gilbert in regard to General Buell's forces, was this single dispatch in which Colonel Bruce telegraphed me that General Buell's whole army was coming and that left me almost entirely in the dark. I supposed General Buell's army was moving north, but when I found General Bragg had got in his rear I supposed General Buell would drive him out of the way and relieve me. When I found he could not do so I telegraphed to General Gilbert. When the head of Polk's column was coming down the north side of the river I telegraphed back to General Gilbert that I had not force enough to hold the position, and that I was not alone in the opinion. This was on the 16th, after dark, that I got his answer. I do not know whether General Buell knew I expected relief from him or from Louisville. I believe I told Mr. Miller that I had been promised relief from Bowling Green.

Question. Have you learned since whether Mr. Miller distinctly told this to General Buell, that you had been promised relief from there?

I asked Mr. Miller some time this week in Nashville, and in fact when he came to Munfordville from Bowling Green, if he had conveyed my message; he said he had. This message was directed to the commander of the forces in Bowling Green. When Mr. Miller left I did not know that General Buell had got to Bowling Green.

Question. Do you know whether the commanding officer at Louisville or Cincinnati had any means of communicating direct with General Buell which was not known to you at that time?

I did not supposed but that the commanders of two departments, with such armies under the control, must certainly have communication with each other; I expect they had.

Question. Was there any other line of communication with that army except from Munfordville?

None that I know of. The cars had been running through Munfordville up to Friday, the 12th. I supposed, of course, there would be a concert of action between the commanders of the two armies.

By General TYLER:

Question. Your expectation that Miller would receive credence at headquarters was founded on the fact that he was personally known to General Wood?

I knew Mr. Miller had been employed in the secret service by General McCook, and he told he was known to General Wood, and would have no difficulty in establishing his reliability. General McCook had had him in his employ in the same kind of service the winter before.

By General DANA:

Question. Does nothing else now occur to you bearing upon this investigation which you have not stated in your testimony?

I heard General Buell say that General Gilbert had evidently placed too great a value on the possession of Munfordville. I could have got away from Munfordville with my whole force up to 5 o'clock on Tuesday if I had been allowed to, crossing the river on the north side, following the road down to the river through a woody, hilly country, and come around and joined General Buell's forces at Cave City or below there.

By General TYLER:

Question. Why did you not leave the position?

I have been ordered to hold out as long as possible and telegraphed the whole statement of facts to General Gilbert, expecting him to order me to get away if I could, which he did not.