The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-23

Headquarters Fifth DiUisson.--75 Naj9r
Gene' al Grant the cavalry placed at
my command, and two brigades of my IA
tigued troops went out, this morning, on
the Cornth road One after another of the a.
bandoned camps lined the roads with hospital
flags flying lortheir protection. At all, we
found more or less wounded or dead.
At the forks oi the road, l found the head
Of Gen. Woods division. l ordered the cav
airy to examine both roads and found the
enemy's cavalry. Col Dickey Of I'll. (cayal-
ry) asked reinforcemepts. l orderedA Gen.
Woods to advance the head Of his column.
cautiously, in the left hand of the wood,
while conducted the three brigades up the
right hand road.
At about halt amile from the forks, was a
clear field, through which the road passed,
and Immediately beyond space Of 200 yards
of fallen timber, and beyond an extensive
camp. The enemy's cavalry could be seen in
this camp, and after reconnoiterng, order
ed the two advance companiesof Of the Ohio
77th, Col Hildebrand, 10 deploy as skirmish
ers, and the regiment itself forward into line,
with an interval OF 100 yards.
In this order / advanced cautiously, until
the skTmshers were engaged. Taking it
for granted that this disposition would clear
the camp, held Colonel Dckey's 4th Ills,
cavalry ready to charge.
The enemy's cavalry came down boldly to
the charge, breaking through the line of skir
mishers, and then the regiment of infantry,
without cause, threw away their guns and
fled. The ground was admirably adapted to
defence of infantry against cavalry, being
miry and covered with allen timber.
AS the regiment Of infantry broke, Dick
ey's cavalry commenced to discharge their
carbines and fell into disorder. / instantly
sent an order to the rear for the Brigade to
form in line of battle, which was promptly
executed. The infantry and cavalry rallied
on this line and as the enemys cavalry catns
to it, our cavalry, in turn, charged and drove
them from the field | advanced the entire
Brigade and sent Col. Dickey's cavalry mile
further on the road.
On examining the ground which had been
occupied by the 77th Ohio, we found I5
dead, and about 55 wounded. sent for wag.
ons and had the wounded carried back to
camp, and the dead buried, also the entire
camp to be destroyed Here we found much
ammunition for field pieces, which was de,
stroyed; also two eaissons, and general hos
pital with $50 Confederate wounded and q.
bout so o our own.
Not having the means Of bringing them off
Col. Djckey took surrender signed by Med
ical Director Lyle, and all the attending sur.
geons, and pledge to report themselves tc
you as prisoners of war; also, that our
wounded would be carefully attended to, and
surrendered to us to- morrow, as soon as am
balances could go out.
did not destroy the tents, belonging tc
us. pitched all along the road for four miles
knew that the enemy could not move them
The roads are very bad, and toe country
strewed with abandoned wagons and Limbel
boxes. The enemy bad succeeded in carry
ing of the guns, but has crippled his batter.
les by abandoning the hind Timber boxes o
at least twenty guns.
am satisfied that the enemy's infantry
and cavalry passed Lick Creek, this morning
travelling all last night, and that he left be-
hind his cavslry, which has protected bis re
treat; but the signs of confusion and disorde
mark the whole road.
The check sustained by US at the fAilei
timber delayed our advance, so that night
came on us before the wounded were provi
ded for, and the dead buried, and our troop
being tagged out by their three hard days
fighting, exposure and privation, ordere'
them back to camp, where they now are.
| have the honor to be
Your obedient servant.
w. I. SHERMAN, Brig. Gen.