The New York herald., 1862-05-07
IMPORTANT FROM TENNESSEE:
Sharp Fight Between One Thousand OF
MOrgan's Rebel Cavalry and Two Hum
dred and Fifty Unionists.

Sharp Fight Between One Thousand OF
Morgan's Rebel Cavalry and Two Hum.
dred and Fifty Unionists.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 8, 1852.
Captains Hazett and Mckinney and Lsutenants Carey
Chambers, DIAL thomas and Leonard Of the Second Ohio
regiment, with seventy prvates Captain Jsnifer and
Adjutant Neal, with hundred and fifteen men OF
the Eighteenth Ohio regiment lieutenant Mitchell
(son OF General Mitche). of Kennetts cavalry,
and Captain Ervins and two Leutenants Of the
Twenty first Ohio regiment, with Hfty-thrse pri-
Yates taken prisoners at Pulaski, Tennessee,
last Friday by 1000 Of Morgans rebel cavalry, after
fight Of two hours and half.
The prisoners subsequently released on parole,
and are at Nashville.
Morgan lost six killed and two wounded Our loss was
two killed, three wounded and one missing. .~s.-
Defeat OF Morgan's Rebel Cavalry. !.
LOUISVILLE, May 6, 1862.
General Dumont, with portions Of woolfords and
Smiths Kentucky cavalry and wynkoops Pennsylvania
cavalry attacked Morgan's and Woods rebel cavalrys
eight hundred In number, at Lebanon on Monday morn
ing, at four o'clock The rebels utterly routed,
large number slain, hundred and nfty prisoners
saken and nearly all their horses and captured
They fed after fighting for one hour and . half.
General Iumont s full pursuit. He will capture the
whole force.
Ihe prisoners Will De mere TINS evening.
It brilliant affair, and was managed With grest
skill by General Dument.-
Morgan Is reported killed. Colonel Smith Is woundeA
in tho lsg Colonel wooford is wounded in the abdo-
men, seriously.
The rebels were completely surprised and outwittsd
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Brigadier General Ebcnezsr nanon is citizen Of In.
DIANA and although hot tGo Of those who have studied
the Military Academy ~ West Point. has distinguished
himself on more snan occasion. lie served in the
Mexican war as Lieutenant Colonel OF the Fourth regi
mert Of indiana Volunteers, then commanded by Colonel
{pfW GeneraD Willis A. German. This regiment was
taken into the United States service on the 18th OF June
1s47 aud after serving tho twelve months for which s
members enlisted, was dsbanded in July, lS4s. during
that time Lieutenant Colonel Dumont distinguished HIM
self in the battle OF Huamana, under Brgadier Gene
raj Joseph Lane. At the breaking out Of tho
rebellion General Dumont headed the Seventh regiment
Of three months volunteers and under GensrA
Mcclellan in Western Virginia The regiment foxrpSd
mart Of the brigade OF General Morris and engaged
in the brilliant operations o. General Mcclellan, in the
neghborhood Of Laurel Hill, Rich Mountain Sc. Hiaso'
ormei part OF the forco which so complssty routed
Garnes rebels at St. George, or Carricks wrd. AT the
and Of tho three months the regiment ,sturned 70 M
diana TO reorganze for the war but of the three
months men enlisted, aud headed BY Colonel Dumon,
again sought the war path. They returned to Virginia
and formed part of tho force og Acting jor General
Joseph J. Reynolds at Cheat Mountain. On the
Sd of September Colonel Dumont was made q Briga-
der General Of Volunteers and assumed the COM
mand of a brigade with his full rank. He had
for some time previous, Senior Colonel held
the command OF . brigade. He enyageci
in the battle Cheat Mountain at the time when the
reboi General Lees forces severely beaten
the Sd or September. 1861. Tho Union troops on this
occasion attacked Lees ntrenchments, about twelve
miles from Beverley, the road to Monterey, and the
result OF the was very complimentary 10 the
Union troops. General Damont's brigade, with others,
occupied the passes Of the Cheat Mountains during the
whole OF last winter, and in February last moved TO
Springfield, Va When the department was virtually
cleared General Dumon ordered to Camp Jefferson
KY where he took command OF the Seventeenth bri-
gade the Army of the Chic. THIS was In January last
This brigade next advanced Bacon creek, and after
wards went Tennessee, where II was appoirted TO
take military possession of one OF the important neigh
borhoods The above recorded action will add another
sprg TO General Dumont's laurel wreath.