By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. Was any one present when you communicated the substance of this order to General Brinton?
A. There may have been several officers around. I think there were.
Q. Do you remember who?
A. I don't, because I walked along half a mile, or a mile, possibly—half a mile at least. I suppose that some of General Brinton's staff officers were around. The conversation was just in the way I tell you. I gave him no direct order, because I doubted whether I had the authority, and he intimated he would not take such information, anyhow. He said if he got a direct order he might move back. I didn't pretend to convey any positive order to him.
Q. You say you found the command at Sharpsburg or Claremont?
A. Yes.
Q. How far is it from Sharpsburg to Claremont?
A. I really cannot tell you.
Q. How far did he march after you met him?