HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Near Munfordville, Ky., September 16, 1862.

General BRAXTON BRAGG, Commanding Confederate Forces:

SIR: The command of the forces at this place is turned over to Colonel Wilder, who will conduct the correspondence hereafter.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. L. DUNHAM,

Colonel Fiftieth Indiana.

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Munfordville, Ky.,

September 16, 1862.

General BRAXTON BRAGG, Commanding C. S. Army of Kentucky:

SIR: Your forces are planting batteries under cover of cessation of hostilities in near proximity to my works. This is contrary to all rules of honorable warfare. Will you have this stopped? I presume you are not aware of this or it would not be.

I am,sir, very respectfully, yours, truly,

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE STATES FORCES, Near Munfordville, Ky., September 16, 1862-10 p.m.

Colonel J. T. WILDER, Commanding U. S. Forces, Munfordville, Ky.:

SIR: By reference to my not you will see it was only stipulated that "no firing will take place, if your troops keep within their lines, before 9 p.m." This condition has been complied with.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
BRAXTON BRAGG,

General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES, Munfordville, Ky.,

September 16, 1862.

General BRAXTON BRAGG,

Commanding C. S. Forces near Munfordville, Ky.:

SIR: At a consultation of officer of this command, held since dark this evening, it is agreed upon that if satisfactory evidence is given them of your ability to make good your assertions of largely superior numbers, so as to make the defense of this position a useless waste of human life, we will treat as to terms of an honorable surrender.

I am,sir, very respectfully, yours,&c.,

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE STATES FORCES, Munfordville, Ky., September 16, 1862-9 p.m.

Colonel J. T. WILDER, Commanding U. S. Forces, Munfordville, Ky.:

Your dispatch is just received. The only evidence I can give you of my ability to make good my assertion of the presence of a sufficient force to compel your surrender, beyond the statement that it now exceeds 20,000, will be the use of it. An unconditional surrender of your