Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-09
CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT.


The Tribune has letter from the srmv
dated Thursday night, saying:
Early this morning the march was "a
sImed in the direction Of Tod's Tavern.
wnien point was resehed before noon, and
snS troops placed in line Of battle. At y
1., .iOok NJ General Wilson, commanding
nllPatrlek's former cavalry division. made
MS whereabouts known by brisk can
nonsdlng several miles south Of the Tav-
erni IN the vicinity Of Shady Grove Church,
Where Tor three quarters Of an hour he
was sharply engaged with a large fsree Of
rebel cavalry, and considerable force Of
infantry, by whom he WAS gradually fore
ed back upon the I'd corps.
Had not the msneuvers Of the evening
prevented, night would have found General
Hanooeks command at Shady Grove
Church, connecting with Warren on his
right. By this msneuver We would have
occupied the pike running in northwest
ern direction from Germsnia Ford, on the
kspidsn. The movements Of Lee soon re-
vesled his real design.
General Warren was directed TO attack
Hill ct once, which he did sbont IL AM.
A determined fight Of one hour and a half
ensued in which Warren drove him from
his position with great loss. Grifin's di-
vision OF the Fifth Corps led the
attack and suffered severely. nearly
1000 being killed, wounHed and
missing. Finding his efforts to break our
center futile, the enemy next attempted to
lnterpose an overwhelming force between
Warren and Hancock, the latter Of whom,
IN accordance with orders, was marching
his corps rapidly to form junction with
the former. Fortunately this advance,
consisting Of Birney's corps came up Just In
time to circumVent the rebel General, who,
at 2:30 P. NJ, commenced an onslaught on
the divisions Of Birney, Gibson and Getty.
The latter had been temporarily detached
from the extreme right Of Hanccek's COM
mand.
The fight ragged for some time after dark
and resulted in the complete repulse Of the
enemy ct all points. Our loss does not
probably exceed LOCO men. Scarcely snv
artillery was brought into requisition, the
nature Of the ground rendering IL useless.
The battle field is covered with a thick
growth of underwood and medium sized
oak trees, and it is owing to that fact that
our losses are comparatively light our cap
lures in prisoners are about five hun
tred. When General Hsncock's CORDS
toward Psrker's store, three
hundred Of the 18th Pennsylvania cavalry
1nder Major BOuuton, sent to relieve the
olekets several miles below on the Spottsyl-
Fanis road, were attacked by large body
i rebel troops and driven back to Todds
Tavern in confusion, and quite q large
number were taken prisoners by the
'ebels.
A great and perhaps decisive battle will
'e fought tomorrow.
A telegram from New Orleans, South
rest Pass, April Both, received by the
,ribune, per steamer Morning Star, saysa
krmish has taken place between Grand
'cOre and Alexandria. General Lucas,
our rear guard, engaged the
ebels under Wharton, two or three brig
des strong, and fought him day and
light for three days. The rebels had
bout 10000 cavalry, and hsrrasBed our
ases-untif Wfth1E nine miles Of Alex
ndria. Our forces we're under General
imory.