the Cumberland Mountains, into Sweeden's Cove to the west of Battle Creek. Then we took the Jasper road. Four miles beyond Jasper I divided my forces, sending a portion of the infantry across Walden's Ridge by a path 16 miles to the ferry opposite Chattanooga. We marched the artillery and transportation 22 miles up the valley to the Anderson and Therman road, crossing the ridge by the Therman or Anderson road to the ferry opposite Chattanooga. I returned by the same road to the Anderson cross-road in the Sequatchie Valley, sending one portion to Battle Creek to sustain a small force I had left there to engage the enemy's attention, and with that force to march to Stevenson, while with the other portion, commanded personally, I took the Therman road to Altamont, with the intention of attacking Starnes' cavalry, that were encamped at Altamont when I was crossing the mountains from Chattanooga. Before I arrived there Starnes moved to Pikeville, and I received intelligence that the enemy were proposing to cross the river and attack our forces at Fayetteville. I marched from Altamont through Hubbard's Cove to Manchester; from Manchester to Wartrace and Shelbyville. I then left a portion there to sustain that line, and marched the remainder by the Shelbyville road to Columbia. The time occupied in marching from Columbia to Chattanooga and returning was fourteen days; the distance we traveled was nearly 300 miles.

Question. How long were you in crossing the mountains from the Sequatchie Valley to Altamont?

Two days.

Question. How does that road compare with the Manchester and Jasper road?

It is a better road; that is, ascending from the eastern side; it is equally as bad ascending from the western side.

Question. Is there any difficulty about it at all more than with other mountain roads in that region?

No, sir; the roads are all very rough.

Question. Is there a good wagon road down the Sequatchie Valley and on to Stevenson?

In the summer-time very good-a level, smooth road; with the exception of Sequatchie River and Battle Creek it is a very good one. One has to be forded and the other has a bridge over.

Question. Is it, beyond all comparison, better than any other road out of the Sequatchie Valley?

Yes, sir.

Question. Do you know any roads crossing the mountain out of the Sequatchie Valley east of the Therman road?

Yes, sir; it is what is called the Dunlap or Grassy Cove road. It intersects the Grassy Cove road to Chattanooga and Knoxville to Dunlap. That is a very good road in summer-time. Where it crosses Caney Fork it is well supplied with water.

Question. How far is that from McMinnville?

Between 20 and 30 miles.

Question. Do you know anything of the road from Dunlap to Sparta?

Yes, sir; the road runs on the ridge for a considerable distance.

Question. Is there a road from Harrison into the Sequatchie Valley?

Yes, sir; it passes to the right of Therman road 44 miles in turning the mountain.

Question. Do you know of a road following the main ridge of the Cumberland, crossing these different roads, by which you can turn off to the left from the Dunlap and McMinnville road and come into the Therman road near Altamont?

There is a ridge road that runs to Alexandria-strikes the Carthage and McMinnville road at Alexandria. Where the Therman road strikes the Tracy City at Altamont there are cross-roads by which you could proceed to Pikeville, Spencer, Al-