“I inquired of my prisoner (the operator) if he knew a man by the name of Taylor. He said Taylor was the conductor. I immediately gave Taylor the following reply:
“‘Midway, July 15th, 1862.
“‘To Taylor, Lexington:
“‘All right; come on. No sign of any rebels here.
“‘Woolums.’
“The operator in Cincinnati then called Frankfort. I answered and received about a dozen unimportant dispatches. He had no sooner finished than Lexington called Frankfort. Again I answered and received the following message:
“‘Lexington, July 15th, 1862.
“‘To General Finnell, Frankfort:
“‘I wish you to move the forces to Frankfort, on the line of the Lexington railroad, immediately, and have the cars follow and take them up as soon as possible. Further orders will await them at Midway. I will, in three or four hours, move forward on the Georgetown pike; will have most of my men mounted. Morgan left Versailles this morning with eight hundred and fifty men, moving in the direction of Georgetown.
“‘Brigadier-General Ward.’