Cross-examination of General CRITTENDEN continued.

General BUELL. Before the examination commences this morning, Mr. President, I want to call your attention to some inaccuracies in the map which I see has been prepared. They are calculated to mislead the Commission and witnesses that may refer to the map.

The first I see is a road represented directly from Chattanooga to Dunlap, and that is represented as the route pursued by the rebel army. There is no such road. The only road across the mountain at that point is called the Anderson road; it is a continuation of the Therman road, and that is the road on which the principal part of the rebel army marched.

The map does not represent correctly the roads across the mountain north of Dunlap. The road which is represented to pass from Pikeville ascends the mountain on the road 7 miles south of Pikeville; it forks on the top of the mountain, one fork going directly to McMinnville, another fork striking the road from McMinnville across the mountain by way of Spencer. That road also continues in the direction of Sparta, either passing through Spencer or leaving Spencer somewhat to the left in going toward Sparta.

The map does not represent correctly the routes pursued by the Army of the Ohio in its various movements. It does not represent the movement up the Sequatchie Valley at all, nor does it represent the march pursued by the divisions of General McCook and General Crittenden across the mountain from the Sequatchie Valley to Pelham.

It does not represent correctly the movements of troops from Altamont, Pelham, Decherd, and in that region toward Murfreesborough.

It does not represent the Glasgow and Bardstown turnpike, by which the rebel army when advancing into Central Kentucky moved a considerable portion of its wagon train.

It does not show the Lebanon and Danville turnpike, which is an important road in connection with the operations of the army in Kentucky.

It does not represent correctly the movements of the army at Perryville after the rebel army retired from that place.

It does not represent correctly the road from Harrodsburg to Camp Dick Robinson, which passes first to Bryantsville a mile north of Camp Dick Robinson.

It represents but one road from Camp Dick Robinson and Bryantsville to Lancaster, whereas there is one from each of these places.

It does not represent the movement of a portion of the Army of the Ohio from Danville to Lancaster and thence on to Crab Orchard.

It does not represent correctly the roads from Louisville to Salt River by which the army moved, though that perhaps is not very important; it is, however, as easy to be accurate as to be inaccurate in that matter. Those are the only material errors I observe now, though I have not examined the map very carefully.

By the PRESIDENT:

Question. After our troops took possession of Corinth how long was it before the Army of the Ohio moved in the direction of Chattanooga?

My impression is that it was from eight to ten days after the evacuation of Corinth until I moved up toward Baldwyn and from there marched on in the direction of Chattanooga; that I consider the commencement of our march toward Chattanooga, because two divisions that went up there went on from that point.

Question. What was the object of the movement on Chattanooga?

As I understood it the object was to free East Tennessee from the rebel troops.