Loyal men from several directions were coming in to give me information. About the same time I received information of the approach of Bragg's army, which was at that time occupying much of our attention. My recollection is that my informants were from the neighborhood of Munfordville; from a countryman living there. There were a good many of them, and I think I turned some of them who had important information over to General Buell in my tent and he conversed with them. That is my recollection of it now. One of those men said that he was between Munfordville was taken because he heard very rapid firing of cannon and musketry at the place and which lasted some time. I think that was his evidence for believing Munfordville was taken. He thought there was force enough of the enemy there to have taken Munfordville. It turned out that was General Chalmers attack, which was repulsed. I think General Buell obtained from the person or persons who brought that information the true state of the case-the evidence and conclusions that the information had-and of course drew his own conclusions from the premises.

Question. Do you mean by that I obtained myself the ground upon which they came to the conclusion that Munfordville had been taken; or, if not, what do you mean by "the true state of the case"?

When I say that General Buell had the ground and conclusions, he had the information and conclusions of the informants. Of course I mean that he could draw his own conclusions from the facts detailed.

Question. Is the impression left on your mind that these messengers, or any of them, came with pressing information from the commanding officer at Munfordville?

I am sure they did not. They brought no information from him at all-those I saw and to whom I now refer. When the information came to us, after the attack on Munfordville wa repulsed, I left no apprehension of its being very soon renewed. I thought form the information I had that Bragg's army was much worn down, and could not gather itself up and get to Munfordville as soon as it did.

Redirect examination by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE:

Question. General you were speaking yesterday of the discipline of our army; was not the Army of the Ohio while falling back to Nashville and from Nashville to Louisville very much demoralized?

No; I do not think it was. There was more marauding than I had seen and a good deal of straggling. The marches, however, were pretty rapid, and we were pretty short of rations. These things, and, as I remarked yesterday, other matters I did not understand, had caused a laxity of discipline on coming up that did not exist as the army went back. I sometimes thought that the marauding and want of discipline on coming up resulted, perhaps, from the opinion of the soldiers that they would not go back again. That, however, was a conjecture. After our arrival at this point we lost a great many men by desertion, who went home to see their families; but I think the army at Munfordville, at least the two divisions I commanded, were in the best condition of any United States troops I have ever seen, and would have fought a battle better than they would before or since. They were well rested at Horse Well and pretty well supplied with rations and every way in fine condition for a battle; better than at Chaplin Hills by far. It is very probable that the retrograde movement had its bad influence on the discipline of the army, but I am not prepared to say to what extent.

Question. Is it not an admitted fact that the superior discipline and drill of the rebel army gives it an advantage over our forces?

I am sure that the rebel army is not better drilled than ours, and I believe not near so well drilled; but I think discipline will always tell, and the discipline of the rebel army under the command of Bragg gave them an advantage over troops that are not so well disciplined. In speaking of the difference in discipline of the two armies I must not be understood as underrating the discipline of the Army of the Ohio or the Cumberland. That army has never lacked discipline in any great degree, in my judgment. Its discipline was, perhaps, as good as we could have with the sort of punishment we were allowed to inflict, and the failure of the subaltern officers in a great many instances to discharge their duties faithfully has also resulted finally in a lack of punishment both with officers and men. My opinion is that the soldiers of our army are the best in the world, and all that they want to exhibit that on all occasions is that the officers should be as good as the soldiers. But punishment are