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The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North. (search)
we glean the annexed interesting details: The Union forces consisted of eight thousand infantry, belonging to the Seventeenth army corps, under General Mower, and Dudley's brigade, of Gen. Lee's cavalry corps, the whole under the command of Gen. A. J. Smith. On the 28th ult., this force encountered the rebels under Dick Taylor, eer, and the nature of the ground was such as to prevent a coup de main by our troops had an opportunity offered. After the retreat began the cavalry brigade of Gen. Dudley made a gallant charge on the enemy's flank. The column was crossing an open field, when the troopers swooped down upon it like a hawk upon its prey, and capturover 500 prisoners, and others were yet being brought in, in squads of twos, threes, and half dozens. Our troops did not halt at the battleground, but pushed on, Dudley and his cavalry in the advance, and it was supposed no rest would be given the enemy. It was the design of Gen Smith to force the rebels to stand, and to defeat