The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-27
Champ FergusOn's trial.

IAAkIh-fhEhN DAY.
E1mlnination Of Gen. Wheeler continued
O. We're yoa not in comrnand Of al thl
cavalry Of the Army Of Tennessee durin
the yesrs 1863 aud 1852
A. was assigned TO the eommsnd Of al
tbecaSslfy Of the Army Of fhe 1lississippi
which aflerwafds became The Army Of The
Tennessee, in July, ls62.
Q. Was there not 8 general order issued
IN 1889, requiring ell the independent com.
paniss or partisan rangers authorized b.
Kirby Smith, e Join some regiment, aud b
placed on ihe same ioOting as your olhei
cavalry troops?
A. The only order on that subject that
TecoIleet was. an order issued BY me, mar
MuFlfsesloro', directing that eli such CON-
panies should report 70 me theiz organizs-
ton assd authority for existence.
Q. Did you ever get such a report from
Furguson9 and Il 20, WhehP
A. i do not Eecellect. That order did NOT
apply 70 any troops authorized by General
Kirby Smith. Ny Department was called
Department MOI, and did not include Esst
Tennessee. That part Of the country was
under the order Of Kirby Smith.
9. Then prior 10 July, ls62, the prisoner
did not report TO Yen, end sea don't know
officially anything about his company
A. Ne, sirj prior 20 August, 1891, he dia
not report 20 me. s1ola
Q. You cay You heard 81 him as s..Cspsain
As far back a. 1862. WIZ you state whether
there were Any ORDER issusd BY you or
your government, 10 your knowledge,
authorizing the shooting or killing Of msn
after they had surrendered, when captured
and disarmed
objected 10 BY accused as impsrtinent
sud irrelevant.
Objection oyerruled.
A. No, sir, there were 10 snoh o-aers
issued.
Q. In What way AID you bear Of The pris-
ousr ss an officer, prior to July, 1864
A. During parts Of April and May, 1868,
was At McAlinrvilIe. think board Of
Captiin Ferguson being on the Kentucky
border. but ne orders WeTe Issued nom any
officer 10 him that know Of, and no reports
we're received from him, or ifsny such were
received, they were received through other
parties aud not from him.
2. You speak Of his authority emansiing
from Kirby smith. Isit not fact thai JEFF
br,on DAVIS vas opposed 70 the Partizan
Ranger organizss7ons, ana refused TO organ
ice any snch bands and thai al The author
iiy there ever was for sneh companies eIna-
mated slone from Kirby Smith
A. Tethe best ofmy knowledge, President
JeGeaon DAVIS was IN favor Of psrtssan
organisations at one time, but afterwsrds-
lstsr during rae war--lo the besi. of my
knowledge, he was opposed 10 Them. Il
vas stated, currently, % hs a part Of the
duty Of the Department commanders 20 or
gsuEs SUCH companies. and eoatinued a
be a part 'oi sheir duty until 1903 o. 1884,
when orders we're itsHed prohibiting gaoh
organizations except by authority from thf
was Dopartment-sha Re, prohibiting any
new organisations.
z. when did Kirby Smith leave Che De
partment Of East Tennessee, or whatevo
youe ailea his eommaBd 80 IA
A. Kirby slaith vas eohsidored IN com
msnd Of East Tennessee, until he wen
into Kentucky, IN 1863, and continued :
coutral thinfs iu thss rsrt 81 The esuntr.
until he went to she Trans N ississippi Dc
partment In December, ls6s. Gen. smiu
controlled that part Of the country. Gen
erll Polk did part Of the lime. Gcnera
Samuel Jones did part Of the time. Their
were difficulties among the oficers IS 3
who had control. The extent Of Genera
Folks authority don't knoV. / am no
certain about Gen. Bragg having commsn'
there any part Of the time. General Buck
ner had command there part Of the time
and also General Nancy.
Q. Where were the headquarters Of thes'
Generals ia command Of the Department o
East Tennessee amer Augngl, 1888, an'
prior % July, 1854.
A. The headquarters were 81 Knoxvill
until General Burnside entered the Depart
ment, when they moved on toward Ckatla
nooga, in October, 1868. A difference, q
opinion arose botwsen General BneknOr an
General hrHgg a. 70 the existence % ths
Department any longer. General Buckne
INSISTING mat IL didexist. md that ne had
night 10 Issue orders for that pepsrtmer
fron Chstianooga or ia vicinity. WHARF v
were, aad Gen, Brasg Insisting th,t Ia Ia
not; thst 20 such Department .xl,,.s 1
November General .Lonsss7est noel =,
East Teunsssee, and 0sacrsi Baeips, ~,
around by ran T. Western virginia =.
got sround into East Tennessee aud e.,
eral Lonfstrcstissos6 orders without a.tir
them 81 any place. don't know that
ever designsiea any place IL his erdss
hesaqusrtsri. OF thai he des ls naied his hea
qusrteFs IS Of any Department. } shot
have put General Longstrseiis name 10 Il
list
z. You say thai FsrgnsoR wss sent
Breekinriags sbogt Che time Of the battle
salivile. and after that battle be reperl
back teyoa. Hsw long vas be absent n
your COPS, and ala he report when he cal
back taat he Had ol,eyea ne order sna b.
with Brsok,nTs1geg
A. The prissner belsared = Cen. "
hams command. aaa Williams wa orae,
70 rsPOr' e RTsskipriaEe and al5 80. ~,
Pose ths Prssasr wsss ia,o !. ,o..r,.,
never heard anything % sAo oo8t,r-v
Q. By dsie9ss l'issss. ss,m,s, a.. =
Ger roll produced In Court by capt -
e being esptured tom ihe pri.oD,-.
81 he ai,l,aAIAaos q the pr.r.,s -.
rolls furnished ths captains IN tie coDl
erete ssrviceg
A. lthas b TIE hes q ny ku1ul.
and belief.
Alexander 0ficsr. $ witness lor the
Tense, SVEN. BE
z. Where 40 you rea'sie. srd we're you
quainsed VITA fllo roneral sHaraeier ef
prisensyf ff.sl
A. Tive in tbs upper edge of Pvt
county, Tsnhesea. sboot lfge iailss I
where The defendant lives. thiAk
acquainted VIA ths general eAarsctef
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