Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-04
SPECIAL DISPATCHES,
FROM MURFREESBORO'
Brilliant Affair-.0hio Cavalry en-
gagged Dismissal Of Officers
Deserters to be punished,
dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercially
MURFREEsBoRo', March 3.

cavalry, comprising detschments Of the
4th Regulars, Sd and 4th Ohio and 1st
Middle Tennessee, (stokes' cavalry and
1900 infantry, containing detachments
from the 18th and 21st Ohio 18th Illinois,
and I'd Tennessee, the whole belonging to
General Negley's division, left Murfrees-
bOrO' early yesterday morning. The in
fantry was under command of John P!
Miller, Colonel commanding Sd Brigade,
ID Division, 14th Army Corps, and Briga-
der General Stanley commanding the
whole. Major c. H. GrOsvenor, of the
18th Ohio, was one of the principal officers
accompanying the expedition.
Our forces marched out on the Brady
vile Pike, and proceeded nearly fifteen
miles, without interruption. On approach
ing Brady vile, the cavalry encountered
the pickets of the enemy, three-quarters of
mile this side of the town, and after
slight skirmishing, drove them in. The re-
mainder of our party closed up immedi-
ately, and came upon the enemy in force.
A brisk fight ensutd, in the course Of
which it was found that the enemy had es-
tablished his principal line on ridge at
the outskirts of the place. The Ohio cav
airy charged with impetuosity and vigor
on the rebels, and after few minutes Sc
we're work, drove them back forcing them
to retreat through the town to thick wood,
where they made adesperate stand. Here,
again, our cavalry, supported by our in
fantry, charged upon the enemy, and again
routed him.
Meanwhile, Stokes Tennessee cavalry
were making a detOur, and at length came
upon strong force of the enemy, posted
in their camps, TO the right, nearly mile
from the first line of defense, Aanking
them, and making fierce charge and sa-
bre attack. Stokes cavalry completely
defeated the rebels, and forced them from
their own position.
The enemy, at this junctuFe, gave up
the field, and fed in dismay, leaving the
wounded at Woodbury., where column of
Confederate forces were encamped. We
captured 300 new saddles and aceoutre-
ments, complete, beside large collection
of official orders, papers, private baggage,
&c. Our prisoners numbered eighty pri-
Yates, beside nine officers. Among the
latter are Adjutant C. H. Allen, of the I'd
Kentucky cavalry, and Lieutenants A. S.
Welch, R. W. Crump, NJ. c. Franklin and
D. W. Hervey, of the same regiment; I;
Lieutenants J. H. Allison, J. W. Jones, and
sergeants Thomas H. Lyle sad J. C. Love,
of the 18th Alabama cavalry.
Upwards of 1000 of the enemy, all cav
airy, and belonging to General John Nor
gan's division, were engaged. They suffer
ed a loss of eight killed and twenty
wounded, while our own killed is less than
half that number.
Captain Rafenberry, of the 4th Ohio
Cavalry, was severely wounded, having
been shot in the thigh.
By virtue of authority delegated by the
Secretary of War, General ROsecrsns has
ordered that the following named officers
shall be dismissed the service: Major H. C.
Rogers, Leutenants Joseph Ritt W. B.
Straight, John Shade, Adam Kunk and
Thomas D. Burdsall, 4th Ohio Cavalry ;
Captain J. W. Marvin, I'd Ohio Cavalry +;
Lieutenant James H. Baty, 9TH Kentucky 4;
Lieutenant j. W. Scott, 42d Illinois; Lieu
tenant James Walton, Gath Ohio; Surgeon
H. Grouse, 57th Indiana Lieutenant Col
onel Ruckstuhl, 4th Kentucky Cavalry /;
Captain Patrick McGowsn, 4th Kentucky
Cavalry Lieutenant S. L. Gregg, 10th In
diana Battery; Lieutenant John Marigold
9th Ohio; Captain W. Noble and Lieuten-
ant o. L. Peck, 1O1st Ohio; Lieutenant G.
P. Stiles, 3lst Ohio; Lieutenant S. 3.
Conn, 64th Ohio, and Captain w. L. Paulus,
93d Ohio, for absence without leave
Lieutenant L. H. Albert, 39th Indiana
for desertion.
Lieutenant Henry C. Smith, 8Oth nli-
nois; Captain B. W. Garfield, 105th Ohio /;
Captain John Watts, I'D Illinois, and Lieu
tenant Reuben Platt, 9th Indiana, for in
subordination and disObedience of orders.
Colonel 0. S. Hamilton, 8Oth Indiana,
for incompetency.
Captain John Burton, 4th Indiana, for
intemperance.
Lieutenants Henry Weed and VIM. c.
Willard, 18th Illinois; Captains David
Jameson and g. W. Schuyler, 29th In
II
Indiana, for eowardiee.
Colonel W. B. Connolly, Goth Ohio
Lieutenant Albert B. Forbes, 88th In
diana; Captain S. H Williams, 1O5th
Ohio, for drunkenness while on duty.
Captain Duncan e. Reed, 24th Wiscon-
sim Lieutenant Jos. J. Armintage, Seth
Indiana; Lieutenant L. L. Wadswortb,
18th Illinois, for abandoning their com
mands on the battlefield.
Lieutenant E. Pierce, Both Indiana, for
struggling.
Lieutenant G. W. Riley, 10Th Indiana,
for having disabled himself by contract
ing a disease which disqualified him for
military service.
Lieutenant s. H. Wright for signing a
false voucher.
Surgeon W. H. Myers, Both Indians, for
stealing horses and absence without leave.
An order has been issued by General
ROsecrans, calling for a determined effort
for the suppression Of desertion. The
Commanding General directs attention to
the letter of the law, and announces that
he expects rigid adherence to the spirit
of these provisions by court martial He
wishes it to be distinctly understood
throughout the army that the extreme
panalty of death will be enforced in case
Of desertion.
BLANKS.