ther orders. The general desires to see you in person as soon to-night as your duties will permit you to come over.

Respectfully,

J. B. FRY,

Colonel and Chief of Staff.

General THOMAS.

A true copy.

GEO. E. FLYNT,

Major and Chief of Staff.

OCTOBER 9-10 a.m.

GENERAL: The general commanding in the center reports that the enemy appears to be moving toward our left, and a prisoner confirms this idea and says he thinks they are moving to Dicksville. This, if true, may be to pursue the advantage they gained yesterday over our left. You will move forward steadily, and when the action commences you must attack vigorously and get possession of Perryville, so as to be able to pursue your advantage by moving over the roads from that place to Dicksville, Cave Spring, or Harrodsburg. If the enemy attack our left, re-enforcements will be sent from the center, thus rendering the success of your attack the more necessary. Pursue with vigor any advantage you gain. Report more frequently.

Respectfully,

JAMES B. FRY,

Colonel and Chief of Staff.

General THOMAS or General CRITTENDEN.

A true copy.

GEO. E. FLYNT,

Major and Chief of Staff.

General BUELL. I will first ask the judge-advocate if he admits these copies to have been received from General Thomas and recognizes the transmission of them by General Thomas as an acknowledgment that the orders were received by General Thomas?

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. Yes, sir; they come to me in response to a request from General Buell asking for all orders and instructions issued at the time indicated in this order, and being authenticated as they are I take them to be in response to that letter, and permit them to come in as such.

By General BUELL:

Question. Have you any knowledge of these instructions?

I cannot say that I ever saw the instructions. They sound familiar to me, and I infer that I either saw them or that General Thomas told me the substance of them.

Question. What position did your corps take on the night of the 9th and at what hour did it get into camp?

General SCHOEPF. I suggest that General Crittenden mark his position on the map, so that the position of the troops be marked by an officer who was present.

General BUELL. I suggest, Mr. President that the map of Perryville and the neighborhood was prepared before we occupied Perryville and from such information as I could collect in advance. It has never been corrected or verified, and there can be no assurance of its accuracy for any important purpose now.

General CRITTENDEN. My recollection is that one of my divisions encamped at a spring, the name of which I forget. I was not with the division or at the spring; but it is on or the Perryville or Danville road. The other two divisions I think encamped at Crawford Spring, some few miles from Perryville. I cannot be positive as to the time I reached my camp; I suppose at 1 or 2 o'clock. I am not positive that I did not go on that day to Harlan's which would to be the east of the Perryville and Harrodsburg road some 3 or 4 miles; but my best impression is that I encamped at Crawford Spring and went to Harlan's the next day.