Question. Had you remained where you halted would you not have been in a better position to meet that attack than where it found you?

No; but the original line of battle selected was far better than the ground we fought on, I suppose. There were more undulations there, and the enemy;s advance, I think, would have been more difficult; but both positions had their advantage and disadvantages. The troops were originally halted in the rear of the line of battle selected by General McCook and myself on approaching the field, as stated in the early part of this deposition. I do not now refer to the ground upon which the line of battle was finally formed.

Question. These people from Munfordville came to Bowling Green in search of General Buell, did they not?

No; I think they were stampeded off from up there and were hunting up the military authorities. They were not aware that General Buell was at Bowling Green; and, in fact, he did not reach there till after they had been there for some time, and he found them, as before stated, at my headquarters. I introduced them to General Buell on his arrival, and referred them to him to give such information as they had.

Question. Your impression is that they brought no message from Colonel Wilder' may you not be in error about this?

Well, I think not, with respect to the men I have referred to. It strikes me that while we were staying at Bowling Green some messenger came from Wilder with the news that he had repulsed the enemy. That is my recollection of it. I remember feeling a good deal of exultation and pride in Wilder for his spunk and confidence exhibited in reference to matters at Munfordville, and I think it was the news coming directly from Wilder by somebody that prompted the belief that he would not be again attacked having repulsed the enemy with great loss in a considerable fight, in addition to the other reason that Bragg's army was much worn down by coming through the mountains. I am not sure that the person came as a messenger from Wilder. It may have been that he merely saw Wilder and received that information from him. though I am inclined to believe that he was from Wilder to the commanding officer at Bowling Green.

Question. What regiments are those that you were informed had not over one-third of their number?

My recollection is that the Thirty-eighth Indiana is one of them, and that portion of it that is now in the field is among the best regiments in the army. I do not recollect now what the other regiments were, but I think I may say that half the regiments have about one-half or two-thirds of their number in the field. That is my best impression.

By General DANA:

Question. General, in reference to the opinion that the rebel army is individuality superior to our army, is this superiority to be attributed to a greater physical development on their part or to greater intelligence and courage?

I do not consider their physical development superior to that of our soldiers. It is certainly true, however, that men who love strife and fighting for its own sake have very generally joined the Confederate Army in the South. Even men from the free States who love mischief and blood have joined that Army. I think that consideration adds to their vim. Then, as I have before stated, they generally cherish a hatred and bitterness toward what they call the Yankees that our army does not entertain for them. I certainly do not consider them more intelligent generally less intelligent, than our own soldiers.

Question. Do you not think a perfect self-reliance on their superior courage would naturally lead them, in equal numbers, to seek a fight in open field, in plain daylight, in preference to hiding in woods?

No; I have never seen a rebel lose a chance yet of winning an advantage with certainty if he understood it; and in the battles we have had they have been very well acquainted with the woods and the ground, and of course, even with equal courage, had a very great advantage in availing themselves of covers. Besides, I do not think their armies have generally been equal to ours in numbers, and that was a fact that was better conceded by fighting us in the way they have. There is another consideration: our troops are generally very well drilled, and fight in large bodies in the open