Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-07
FIGHT at LEBANON /!
$50 Of Morgan's Bandit Captured and
a large number Killed.
MORGAN REPORTED KILLED1
Nearly all Of the Rebel Horses and.
Arms Capturedl
REBELS IN FULL FLIGHT !
GEN. DUMoNT IN HOT puRsUIfll


GEN. DUM0NT rs HOT puRSUIfllI
We have just received from headquar-
tiers the following highly gratifying news.
General Dumont and the gallant Kentuky
and Pennsylvania cavalry have covered
themselves with glory. We will preface
the dispatches by stating that, on the
night of the 4th inst. Sunday Morgan's
and Woods bandits, numbering 600 TO
500 cavalry, made foray into Lebanon,
thirty miles from this city, and commenc-
ed outraging the Union citizens. Gen.
Dumont having been previously notified
of movement Of Morgans in the direc-
ton of this city, and rightly guessing
his real destination, had gone to Murfrees-
bOro' on the Friday night previous, taking
with him portions of Coils. WooIford's
and Smiths Kentucky Cavalry, and
Wynkoop's Pennsylvania Cavalry. A
part of these troops were stationed here
and the rest between here and Murfrees-
boro'.
On Monday morning, at O'clock we
pushed across the country from Muir
freesbOro' 10 Lebanon, and surprised the
rebels in shat town. The rebels left
their horses precipitately, and fed to
tho hn,,oa. tubanoo tl,o,r G.a1 IN on,
soldiers, being assisted in this work by
the inhabitants, The dispatches tell
the rest Of the story We hope that a
lesson will be taught by Gen. DUMoNr
10 the Lebanon rebels which shall never
be forgotten They are an infamous
set of cOwardly assassins, and richly
deserve the hsngmsn's halter. A severe
rebuke is sorely needed, and we trust it
will be promptly administered. 1t
would have a wholesome effect on some
of the black hearted and cowardly trail
tors in this city, who have been hoping
! for Morgan's approach, 50 that they
might enssse in the assassination Of the
Union men in Nashville
The following is an extract from Gen.
DuMoNTs official report
LEBANON, May 8, 1862.
II surprised and attacked the enemy
nnder Coils MORGAN and WooG this morn
ing at 4 o'clock at this place, and after a
hard fought battle of one and a halt
hours, and a running fight Of Is miles in
pursuit, achieved a complete and sub
stantial victory My force was about
| 600, composed Of detachments from Col.
WYNKooP's 7th Pennsylvania, Col. G.
CLAY SMITHS 5th Kentucky, and Col
WoLFoRD's 1st Kentucky cavalry, that Of
the enemy, as stated by himself upwards
of eight hundred, Besides which the
dislOyai inhabitants, not in the army,
| opened a murderous fire on our soldiers
from their houses and kept it up until All
the organized forces Of the enemy had
fed or were slain or captured
The forces on either side were exclu-
sively mounted. I captured say 1850
prisoners, among Gyhom is Lieut. Col.
ROBERT G. WooD late of the United
States army, Captains, A Lieutenants,
and upwards of $50 horses, and 100
stand Of arms Our killed will not ex-
coed 6 and our wounded 20. Among the
latter are Coils. q. CLAY SMITH and VOL
FoRD, the former in the leg, the latter in
the abdomen. We lost no prisoners except
Major GIvEN, 7th Pennsylvania Cav
airy, who fell into The hands Of the en-
envy during the street fight by mistaking
them for our own troops.
In this little affair intrepidity and per-
sonal daring were conspicuous through
out.
II is reliably reported by messengers
from Lebanon that MORGAE himself was
among the killed. There is, as yet, no
official confirmation Of this report.
The following Geographic dispatch has
been received from Col. Dufield
MUnFnHEsBoRo', TEBB., May 8.
have this instant returned from Leb
anon, after q four days chase after Nor
gan. A detachment Of the 9TH Pennsyl
Yania and lst and 4th Kentucky cavalry
overlook Morgan at Lebanon this morn
ing at o'clock, and completely surprised
and thoroughly routed him, and captured
n large quantity Of arms and horses and
$50 prisoners, among the number Lieut..
Col Robert @. Wood, Of Adams cavalry,
late an officer in the United States Army
The enemy were pursued 10 the Cumher-
land river.
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