In my testimony the other day I gave the amount that was on hand September 1, and I stated the supplies were sent there by rail, and what each division had when they went into Nashville, which all summed up was the amount of supplies then in Nashville after the army had got there. I have my own report to Colonel Fry, dated September 4, and I have the report of the chief commissary in Nashville, dated two days before, so that would give every accurate report.

Question. Does that include the number of rations of beans and mixed vegetables, said to be 1,217,888?

In Captain Macfeely's report of stores on hand in Nashville, dated September 2, he gives the number of rations of beans 100,000 and of mixed vegetables 200,000. McCook's train, having taken in 40,000 rations complete, must have had 40,000 rations of beans, but they had no mixed vegetables. General Thomas' train had 35,000 rations of beans. It does not amount to the quantity stated in the judge-advocate's question. The quantity of small rations was largely inferior to the essential rations - meat and bread.

Question. Does your statement made in your evidence in chief include 98,306 rations of tea and coffee?

Captain Macfeely's statement does not mention coffee; in mentions 300,000 rations of tea.

Question. If on August 31 there were on hand in Nashville 86,437 rations of meat, would not the days you speak of increase that largely beyond the amount you stated in your examination-in-chief?

Of all the salt meat taken into Nashville by the troops I do not think there was any left there, because I know there was a scarcity among the troops. It was not increased.

Question. Is the Commission to understand from that that there were no meat rations brought in by these various divisions to be added to the 86,437 rations?

None of any consequence of salt meat, but we left all the cattle on the hoof that we could spare.

Question. Does your statement of the subsistence on had on the 2nd September include the 106,039 rations of sugar?

It does not.

Question. Does it represent the 1,002,808 rations of mixed vegetables, not including the beans, pease, and rice enumerated in the number already stated?

It does not.

Question. Does it include the 223,144 rations of molasses.

It does not.

Question. If the number of bread rations was 527,786 on August 31 in Nashville, and represented to be 826,796 on September 30, how do you account for the difference?

On September 2, two or three days after August 31, Captain Macfeely reports 1,000,000 rations of breadstuffs on hand, which would account for part, and the troops on their arrival at Nashville had about 600,000 rations of breadstuffs.

Question. Do you consider a statement which leaves out such important items one of sufficient accuracy to make up an estimate as to what the subsistence of the army really was?

Yes, sir; because such articles as molasses and rice cannot be well used on a march, and Captain Macfeely in his statement mentioned only the leading articles.

Question. Are not beans, sugar, and coffee leading articles?

As to beans, yes, sir; but Captain Macfeely in his statement mentions beans and tea. From his not mentioning coffee I suppose the quantity must have been very small.