on post until about daybreak with Private Hardy; he was watching while I laid down to sleep. The first I knew we were surrounded by the rebels and captured.

Statement of Private James Coomes, Company E, Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteers.

I was an infantry picket, posted at the depot in Gallatin, in sight of the court-house. Colonel Boone visited my post between 12 and 1 o'clock that night. I left my post as usual about sunrise and went into camp. The pickets had not all got into camp when the camp was surrendered. The adjutant gave orders for us fall into line. The men anxious and willing to fight. I think Colonel Boone was very watchful and did all he could, but don't think him capable of commanding the post.

Private George Hand, Company B, Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteers, states substantially the same as Private Coomes, being on the same duty with him. States that there were 83 muskets stacked at the time of the surrender.

Statement of Private John C. Hardin, Company A, Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteers.

I was posted at the court-house, with orders to keep soldiers out of town who had not the countersign. I was visited twice by Colonel Boone during the night of the attack; the first time when he was sending out the two companies and the last time between 1 and 2 o'clock a.m. Near 4 a.m. some 8 or 10 men in citizens' dress, armed, came upon me from the rear of the court-house, apparently through the fields and corn, as they were very wet and covered with grass-seed, &c. I was in front at the time they came up. They demanded my surrender, pointing their guns at me, and I was obliged to do it. Osborne and the sergeant were with me at the time and were arrested also. The main force came up about ten minutes. We had returned from Lebanon about two months before the attack.

Statement of Private Layton Jones, Company E, Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteers.

I was on picket duty about 500 yards from camp. Was not visited during the night. Was in camp when the cavalry came up. No pickets were posted during the day-time. We could have done nothing in the way of defense. No defensive arrangements had been made in the way of stockades, though we were expecting an attack.

Statement of Private Benjamin Fuell, Company A, Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteers.

I was posted 4 miles from camp, on the Scottsville road, mounted, with one other man. Was sent out as an advanced guard to the two companies which were sent to intercept cattle. I returned about 8 o'clock to Gallatin, not knowing the rebels were there, and was arrested at the court-house. Most of the enemy were in town at the time. I don't think the camp had been captured at that time.