Question. Have you official knowledge of the numbers and description of the prisoners of war that have passed through this place since October 1?

I have, sir, since my appointment upon the staff of Brigadier-General Boyle, from the second day after the death of General Nelson.

Question. Examine this paper, if you please, and state to the Commission what it purports to be and whether it is correct.

I recognize in this paper a report made to General Boyle of the prisoners received into the military prison from the 1st of October, 1862, to the 14th of December of the same year. It is correct as far as I know.

Question. Do you understand those prisoners to have been from the armies under the command of General Bragg and Kirby Smith, which occupied Kentucky until their recent retreat from the State?

I was going to state, if it was intended to embrace a letter which accompanied this report to General Boyle, that they were the prisoners of the army of Kirby Smith and General Bragg, of the Confederate forces, exclusive of the command of General Marshall in the State of Kentucky at the time; that it is not exclusively of any command, as far as I know, but perhaps inclusive of a few individuals in the command of Marshall, exclusive of any regiment, unless possibly a company known as Jessee's company, which I believed and have since ascertained did belong to the command of Humphrey Marshall. I make this explanation before answering the question, because of a remark which accompanied the report to General Boyle that it was exclusive of Humphrey Marshall's command. I call it exclusive of it, with the exception of that company, for this reason: that the prisoners of that command that reached the military prison of this State were unable to give their descriptive rolls, but simply stated that they were from Marshall's command, most of them being new recruits, and not knowing in many instances the companies to which they belonged.

Question. Do I understand you, then, that that report represents regiments from Bragg's army proper and from the force of Kirby Smith proper and not the regiments under the command of Marshall?

Yes, sir. It also includes regiments under the command of Morgan; whether they were attached to Kirby Smith's command or not I do not know; they were with him, but whether directly under his command or not I do not know.

Question. Please read from this, for the information of the Commission, the total number of prisoners of different grades, the number of regiments, battalions, squadrons, and batteries of the different arms of the service.

There were received in the military prison, and forwarded to Vicksburg to be exchanged, during the period mentioned, 4 colonels, 4 lieutenant-colonels, 5 majors, 42 captains, 120 lieutenants, 415 non-commissioned officers, 2,914 privates, making a total of 3,504. These represented 168 infantry regiments and 19 infantry battalions, 38 cavalry regiments and 20 cavalry battalions, 32 batteries, 2 regiments known by the name of legions (cavalry), I believe, 13 detached companies, or companies that were unattached, these being principally companies raised in full or in part in Kentucky during the present year; there not being time to form them into regiments was the explanation given by the prisoners.

Question. Have any prisoners of war been received since the date of that report?

Yes, sir.

Question. Can you state the number now?

I cannot without reference to my book in which I keep a record of it.

Question. Will you please get that, captain? Had you any information of prisoners of war scattered through the country that never presented themselves or were never delivered at this post?

I have heard of such prisoners through the country from various parties, but no definite or positive information, except through a friend of mine, who during the advance from Bowling Green to this place a portion of the time led the advance and had charge of the paroling of the prisoners.