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them marched down the Frankfort road. A gentleman by the name of Scott had command of the cavalry. I do not know whether he was a general or not; some called him General and some Colonel Scott. He had quite a smart force.

Question. How large a force had Scott?

I could not tell exactly, sir, because some of them went around Lexington and I did not get to see them.

Question. How could you count men you did not see?

I did not count them, sir.

Question. Were the Kentucky recruits organized into regiments; if so, how many regiments were organized?

I cannot answer how many regiments were organized. I know there were a great many advertised to be organized. Colonel Cluke had a pretty full regiment; the largest that was raised, I think. Colonel Thompson had a regiment. Colonel Chenault and Colonel Viele organized a regiment, but the number raised I could not state. There was also Colonel Blackman, but how many he got I could not tell, for I never saw his regiment.

Question. Did you see as many as 2,000 recruits first and last; I mean under arms in their regiments?

I think I saw as many as four or five thousand.

Question. Where did you see them?

At Lexington.

Question. Where were they encamped at Lexington?

They were encamped in two or three different place, some on the south side of Lexington and some on the east side. There were some out on the Cincinnati road, on the north side of the city, but I never went to their camp. I was not in a rebel encampment while they were there.

Question. How could you testify as to the exact number of their troops without having been in their camps?

I saw them all under arms in Lexington.

Question. Did you see them all at one time or at different times?

At one time. I suppose they were brought there for the purpose of being reviewed by General Smith.

Question. Who was in command of the recruits at the time you supposed this review was to take place?

General Abraham Buford.

Question. How many regiments were they divided into at this review.

I do not know exactly how many regiments there were. I formed my estimate from the number of recruits I saw under arms. There were a good many independent companies raised and in the act of being raised.

Question. How do you know that all these men under the command of General Buford were all recruits?

I supposed they were under the command of General Buford. I knew nothing of the movements of the rebels personally; it was only from observation.

General Buell wishing ask a question of the witness, it was adopted by General Tyler, as follows:

Question. I wish to ask the witness whether he is confident that General Cheatham's division was at Lexington and whether he knows anything of the division of General Heth?

The WITNESS. General Heth's division passed through Lexington and went on toward Cincinnati. The name mentioned in my testimony as Cheatham I believe in Churchill. I am not certain whether it is Cheatham or Churchill, but it is one of