for about two or three days we could not hear of it. We could hear of General Bragg's approach, but could not hear of the position occupied by the Army of the Ohio. Our forces here were supposed to be green, and that we could not defend the city. I recollect General Nelson sent for me and said he must get a message through to General Buell-he must know where he was and must communicate with him; and he apprehended great danger unless the communication could get through. I found a suitable persons; he got through the lines and communicated to General Buell and returned. General Nelson expressed himself as being then safe. Nobody here expected to save Louisville unless General Buell could arrive in time to check General Bragg's army. Our people had many of them left the State; they were warned to do so for the safety of their families. I never in my life saw a people apparently so grateful as they were when they ascertained that General Buell was within reach and that he was their only safety.

Question. Was Louisville at any time conceived to be in danger from the presence of Kirby Smith's force here in Kentucky?

I never heard any expressions from officers or citizens of danger from Kirby Smith's forces.

Cross-examination by General DANA:

Question. Was the communication sent by General Nelson to General Buell prior to the surrender of Munfordville or afterward?

It was subsequent to the surrender of Munfordville.

By General BUELL:

Question. Will the colonel state where that communication found General Buell?

I was informed, sir, by the messenger on his return that he found General Buell at Elizabethtown.

JOHN B. ANDERSON (a witness for the defendant), being duly sworn by the judge-advocate, testified as follows:

By General BUELL:

Question. State your name, if you please, and the position you have in the service of the United States.

My name is John B. Anderson; I am holding the position of superintendent of railroads for the Department of the Cumberland.

Question. Did you occupy the same position with reference to the Army of the Ohio during the past summer and autumn?

I did.

Question. State what work you performed on the different railroads in Middle Tennessee last summer to render them fit for the transportation of supplies.

I arrived in Nashville about the close of February or the first week in March; I am unable to fix the precise date. Made an examination of the Memphis Branch of the Louisville and Clarksville Railroad, between the State line and Clarksville, and them returned to Nashville. About the time the army moved from Nashville southward I organized a repairing force, who were engaged first in repairing bridges on the Tennessee and Alabama road as far as Franklin, Tenn. This work done, in connection with General Smith, then in charge of affairs, they afterward commenced on the Nashville and Chattanooga road, rebuilt three bridges over Mill Creek, repaired track and trestles between Antioch and La Vergne, and completed the repairs of Stone River Bridge north of Murfreesborough. The repairing force was then taken to the Tennessee see and Alabama road; repaired Duck River Bridge, 600 feet long and 65 feet high; the spans were of 100, 200, 200, and 100 feet in length. The force then proceeded down the Tennessee and Alabama road, repairing the track and culvert at Hurricane, 5 miles below Columbia; the high trestle at Culleoka, 1,100 feet long, averaging 30 feet high, 10 miles below Columbia; then proceeded and rebuilt the bridges over Richland Creek and Robertson's Fork as far as Reynolds' Station, 68 miles south of Nashville, I believe. The force then returned to the Nashville and Chattanooga road and proceeded to erect a bridge at Garrison's Fork, 57 miles southeast from Nashville; commenced a