been able to transport daily over their road for the Government with this increased rolling stock?

I think not more than forty cars per day through to Nashville, in addition to the supplies for troops on the line.

Question. Is it or is it not your opinion that the public service would have been benefitted by the permanent destruction (instead of repairing) of every yard of railroad from Corinth to Nashville that our armies passed over?

I think not. I do not know how the army could have been supplied by wagon trains from Nashville or from any other point on the Tennessee River without those railroads.

Question. Is it not a military fact that from the moment the enemy repossessed themselves of these railroads they had the rolling stock ready to operate them successfully?

So far as I am informed, Numbers When the Federal army fell back, all the rolling stock was brought northward to Nashville, with the exception perhaps of three or four wrecked cars and one engine, so badly disabled that it could not be repaired. The rolling stock to work these railroads for the enemy would necessarily have to be ferried across the Tennessee River at Bridgeport, and, so far as I have heard-mere rumor-they never did get across that river more than a few engines and cars.

Question. Was Bragg's army supplied at Murfreesborough by railroad or wagon?

I cannot answer the question. My impression has been that his supplies were obtained mainly from the surrounding country, but I have no positive information on the subject.

Question. Are you well acquainted with the country about Murfreesborough?

Not aside from the railroads, sir.

Question. From what you know do you suppose it capable of sustaining an army of 40,000 or 50,000 men?

I think so, but I cannot tell for how long a time. It is a good agricultural region, so far as I have been informed.

Redirect examination by General BUELL:

Question. You have stated, I believe, that while you were engaged repairing the Louisville and Nashville road with your hired party the engineer and other troops were also engaged on some other work, have you not?

They were; having, as I stated, built over Manscoe Creek and over Station Camp Creek at Pilot Knob, while my force was engaged on other bridges.

Question. State, if you please, what work you did on the different railroads leading from Louisville after the return of the Army of the Ohio from Kentucky in anticipation of its return to Tennessee again.

My force was ordered by General Buell to repair first the track of the Lebanon branch of the Louisville and Nashville road, and then proceed as rapidly as possible to reconstruct the bridges on the main stem toward Nashville. The work on the Lebanon branch was completed and the force moved at once to the bridges south of Bowling Green, and continued that work until the line was opened to Nashville.

Captain STEPHEN E. JONES (a witness for the defendant), being duly sworn by the judge-advocate, testified as follows:

By General BUELL:

Question. Captain, state your name, if you please, your position in the service, and the duty on which you are now engaged.

My name is Stephen E. Jones, captain and additional aide-de-camp. I am acting upon the staff of Brigadier-General Boyle; stationed at Louisville.