who started off and returned. It was set forth as one reason why there were not more joining them; they were willing to make up organizations of their town, but they were not willing to fill up regiments in the Confederate Army just where they were required.

Question. Do you know that the Army of the Ohio left 18,000 [?] wagons at Bowling Green, and was therefore unencumbered by trains?

I cannot answer as to Bowling Green. I heard it stated that General Buell had left his transportation; I think it was between Munfordville and Louisville; I am not certain as to the point. I think it was after Bragg had changed his course and deviated in the direction of Bardstown that a brigade or division was ordered to fetch it up. They were making a forced march, and thought it better to lose the transportation than not to head Bragg off for Louisville or reach there the time he did. I only remember it being stated the transportation was left somewhere on the road, and that it came in some two or three days after the arrival of the army.

Question. Was a junction formed by Kirby Smith and Bragg; and, if so, where and on what day?

The best information I have is that Kirby Smith marched from Harrodsburg on October 9, and became the rear guard of Bragg's army about the time of its arrival at Camp Dick Robinson. About this junction I never have been able to ascertain; I have not seen any own who seemed to know. There appeared to be some bewilderment or doubt about it. It was said that a portion struck off by Somerset and another portion followed in the rear of Bragg. I have made a great many inquires and made a great deal of investigation, but no one seemed to know exactly what day, and I came to the conclusion that on our about the 9th or 10th of October he moved from Harrodsburg in the direction of Bryantsville and Camp Dick Robinson,and my belief is (though I have never been able to solve the think by sufficiently reliable information to say what he did or what he did not do) that about that time be became the rear guard of Bragg's army. My reason for believing that he formed the rear guard is from the complaints of the citizens along the route. I have seen a great many of these people along toward Cumberland Gap, Barboursville, and London. They said that he murdered a great many; there were sixteen Union men hung at Rockcastle River, which Smith has the credit of doing. They spoke of this as being so very different from his conduct when he entered Kentucky. Then he met the people with smiles and affability and gave them more protection than they wanted; but after he failed in being able to obtain recruits he turned his troops upon them through his disappointment at finding that he was by be driven from the State.

Question. Supposing your calculation in your examination-in-chief to be correct, that Bragg's and Smith's army consisted of 73,000 men, with their guns, wagons, ambulances,&c., these armies combined commenced their retreat from Camp Dick Robinson on the morning after the battle of Perryville; how long would it be before the rear guard of the army would leave the came and where would the advance be at that time?

As to that it is hardly possible to suppose they were combined.

Question. In making that supposition that there were 73,000 men, upon the best of your calculation what would calculation what would your answer be to that question?

Do you want a mathematical calculation as to how long it would take 73,000 men to get out of Camp Dick Robinson?

Question. Yes, sir.

I gave eighteen hours as a theoretical deduction, which is as far from practical as one could possible put it. I also stated that as you increase the force it becomes more unwieldy in a much larger proportion than the real increase of numbers. The head of such an army as that would reach Cumberland Gap before the rear would get out of Camp Dick Robinson. From Camp Dick Robinson to Cumberland Gap I believe is a distance of about 115 miles. In the forced marches they made it would taken them forty-eighth hours. They did not move, however, in that way. When Smith reached Camp Dick Robinson, Bragg's force was all out and on different roads.

Question. Did they separate on different roads before they reached Lancaster?

I am unable to answer that positively; the map does not show the country roads.