questions submitted by the judge-advocate and the cross-interrogatories by Major-General Buell as follows?

Questions by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE:

1. State your name and place of residence, and whether you have once before been called and examined in this investigation.

I reside in Lexington, Ky., and was once before examined in this investigation, at Cincinnati, Ohio, and my statements reduced to writing. My name is John H. Cooper.

2. State what you know of Bragg's retreat after the fight at Perryville; at what time and by what route his forces reached Camp River Robinson, and whether after marching toward Camp Dick Robinson they returned through Harrodsburg and formed a line of battle between Harrodsburg and Perryville.

I was a mere spectator at Perryville and saw some of the fighting. On the day of battle I returned to Harrodsburg, and the next morning, after breakfast, went back in company with some others toward the battle-field, and met Bragg's army, or a portion of it, in full retreat, who turned us back toward Harrodsburg. The enemy, or this portion, retreated through Harrodsburg, and from the latter place to Camp Dick Robinson, by a new turnpike road crossing Dick's River at King's Mill, intersecting the turnpike from Lexington to Danville at Bryantsville, which is in Garrard County, a few miles from Camp Dick Robinson. Whether they, the rebel army or any portion of it, returned through Harrodsburg and formed a line of battle between Harrodsburg and Perryville I don't know.

3. State what you know of the number of Bragg's entire force after its junction with Kirby Smith's and others at Camp Dick Robinson and how you came by your information. What was, if you remember, the number of rations?

I was informed, either by Major Thomas or Captain Williams, both of whom were commissaries in the rebel army, that after the junction of Kirby Smith's forces with Bragg's they were issuing rations to 60,000 men. This is all I know, and I think is the substance of my former answer to this question when propounded to me at Cincinnati. Whether this number included all his forces I cannot say, but think it included all; and whether the officers knew or not I cannot say. And further smith not.

JOHN H. COOPER.

STATE OF KENTUCKY,

Fayette County, sct.:

I, Charles D. Carr, presiding judge of the Fayette County court in and for the State and county aforesaid, do certify that John H. Cooper, the witness to whom the foregoing questions were propounded by me, was first duly sworn by me that the evidence he should give in answer to said questions should be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and that his answers were reduced to writing by me in his presence.

Given under my hand this 9th day of April, 1863.

C. D. CARR,

Presiding Judge Fayette County Court.

The Commission adjourned to meet on Monday, April 13, 1863.

CINCINNATI, Monday, April 13, 1863.

The Commission met pursuant to adjournment. Members present, General Wallace, General Dana, General Tyler; also the judge-advocate and General Buell.

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