[CHAP. XXVIII.

Question. Did you understand that these works had for their object to make the place secure as a depot for supplies for the army?

Not as a permanent depot, but as a depot of reception; the other troops were supplied from this point. That was my impression.

By General TYLER:

Question. On your arrival at Harrodsburg did you see any signs of burning up camp equipments, wagons, &c., on the part of Bragg's army?

The had undertaken to burn up the stores that were left there. I received no report as to the camp equipage.

Question. Did you find any amount of tents, wagons, &c., left behind?

There were none reported to me.

By General BUELL:

Question. What is your opinion in regard to the supply of camp equipage which the rebel forces had with them in Kentucky?

All the information that I received went to show that they had but little camp equipage; they were without tents.

By the JUDGE-ADVOCATE:

Question. Do you know anything about their destruction of property, their stores and wagons, subsequent to their leaving Harrodsburg, on their route to Cumberland Gap?

I know nothing about it, for the reason that our division was left back in the reserve.

Question. You accompanied the army through Danville?

Yes, sir; to a point some distance from Crab Orchard.

Captain J. H. GILMAN (a witness for the defense), being duly sworn by the judge-advocate, testified as follows:

By General BUELL:

Question. Will you please state you name and position in the service of the United Stated?

J. H Gilman; captain Nineteenth Regiment United States Infantry, and inspector of artillery in the Army of the Ohio.

Question. What was your position in the service during the recent campaign in Kentucky?

Inspector of artillery on the staff of General Buell.

Question. Did you inspect the ground in front of Perryville on the 8th of October last, with a view to posting the troops for battle?

I inspected a portion of it.

Question. Explain, if you please, what portion of it you inspected, what time you went on, and what time you left it.

I left camp about half past 8 on the morning of the 8th, returned about 11; inspected that portion of the ground near that occupied by General Sheridan's command along the road leading from Springfield to Perryville and on the right of the road.

Question. Were you in front of the troops at that time or did you inspection extend to the front of them?

We commenced near the road, just a short distance in the rear of the skirmishers. In passing toward the right about one-fourth of a mile from the road we got between our lines and the enemy's. The ground from which we selected our positions was in the rear of our line at the time, for the ground was occupied by them; they were partly on the ground.