I cannot fix the place, general; it was where we had to leave the pike. The bridge had been burned down, so we had to go off the road, and I found the man; he had not been shot more than five minutes. It was in September.

Question. And was this man shot when you were encamped?

We were on the march; he was one of the soldiers who were in advance and had left the column.

Question. You say in one of your answers you have no doubt the citizens burned the railroad bridges and assisted in annoying the trains. Were there any attempts at punishing them for these offenses; and, if so, what were they?

I was ordered by General Buell to hand one of them. I placed him in charge of a guard of the Seventeenth Kentucky Infantry and he escaped from them.

Question. Do you know whether any punishments were made for those offenses? If so, state what they were.

If I recollect the language of the telegraphic order I received from headquarters correctly, the instructions were that when men were caught in the act of burning railroad bridges, or tearing up the track, or committing offenses of that character, punishment should be prompt and inflicted immediately. I did not witness any punishment of that kind; but I think from reports received from my officers that punishment of that kind was inflicted on persons whom they caught there; I think they killed several men there. I am satisfied from unofficial sources they did, although I did not see it done and they made no official report to me.

Question. At what point were you stationed when it was necessary to forage from 7 to 13 miles?

At McMinnville.

Question. How far from McMinnville was it that this man was shot in the corn field?

To the best of my recollection it must be 45 or 50 miles. It was after we marched from Murfreesborough that this man was shot. At McMinnville it was a matter of nightly occurrence to have pickets shot at within two or three miles of the town.

Question. Do you wish the Commission to infer that after organizing a party for the collection of forage, provisions, &c., sent out under proper officers, that such a party could obtain only 20 pounds of bacon as the result of the expedition?

I ordered the acting quartermaster of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry to take with him some of the men of the Third Kentucky, and some of his own men that had no rations except coffee, to go through he country within a safe distance and see if he could procure some rations, something to eat-flour, bacon, anything he could find. He came back and reported to me that he had procured 20 pounds of bacon-I think that was the amount-and a little corn meal, and that was all he could get. This was when we were marching either from McMinnville to Smithville or from Smithville to McMinnville. I do not remember which. It was, however, in that vicinity.

Question. What kind of an agricultural country was that?

Very poor, sir, to the best of my recollection.

Question. What were its productions?

I cannot say, sir. I do not think they raised any cotton there or very little. I have only considered an agricultural country a good one that raised something good for horses to eat. I have not noticed the other products of the country. I have been looking out for forage and felt a good deal of anxiety about it.

Question. You say you were on the march when this acting quartermaster was ordered to bring in this 20 pounds of bacon?

I was.

Question. How long he absent in collecting this amount of supplies?

We were not in a permanent camp; we halted in the evening about dusk. I do not know long he was absent; probably two hours.