NASHVILLE, TENN., May 15th, 1862.
    EDITORS MINERS' JOURNAL:--Whilst our friends at home are in daily expectation of startling news from the seat of war, I am satisfied they will be pleased to learn that Col. Wynkoop, with three companies of the second battalion, (Major Seibert's,) and a detachment of the third, (Major Given's,) of the 7th Penna. Cav., together with portions of the 1st and 4th Ky. Cav., under Gen. Dumont, have had an engagement with Morgan's rebel cavalry, which was entirely successful. The Col. himself commanding the 7th, and leading it in the advance. The fight took place at Lebanon, Tenn., on Monday, the fifth inst., whither Morgan had gone, it is supposed, for the purpose of robbing the bank, and taking prisoners Judge Campbell, Hon. Jordan Stokes, and other avowed and influential Union citizens. Our loss is very small, while that of the enemy is not less than sixty killed, and two hundred prisoners.
    All our men behaved nobly, and I regret that the Louisville Journal, and other papers published about here, are inclined to do great injustice to Pennsylvania. As I am myself a Pennsylvanian, I do not like to say much for ourselves, lest, like the first battalion, which is "the" battalion of the regiment, we might receive much self praise, which John Smith says, is the most merited of all praise. But, seriously, the fighting was done by Pennsylvanians, who took nearly all the prisoners, and made the desperate charges through the town. They too made the pursuit of the enemy to the river, and this statement is corroborated by every impartial man, even by the rebel officers who were taken prisoners. In conversation with one of them yesterday, out at their prison, he told me that if it had not been for those damn Pennsylvania Dutchmen the Lincolnites would have been routed.
    I will enclose herewith a copy of the Col's official report to Gen. Dumont from which it will appear that none of the Schuylkill County men were killed, but that Adjt. Mosoe, who has since started for home, was twice wounded. I am glad to state however that his wounds are not of a serious nature.
    The Union meeting held in this city on Monday last, was very largely attended, and represented every portion of Tenn. The delegation were mostly middle-aged men, and men of the highest respectability. Gov. Johnson made a powerful speech and told the people that he would no longer tolerate treasonable language, bridge burning, and such other acts as disturbed and interfered with the peace of loyal citizens; that he would punish all offenders with all the civil and military power vested in him. Col. L. D. Campbell, of the 69th Ohio, made a speech in the evening which I did not have the pleasure of hearing. Judges Campbell and Brien, and Messrs. Trimble, Cooper, Polk, and other prominent men addressed the meeting.         Yours Truly,
                                                                              S. P.

                                                                MAY 5th, 1862.
CAPT.------:
    SIR: I have the honor to report the results of the engagement with the enemy to day, as far as relates to my command.
    When within half a mile of the town, the advance guard of Wolford's Cavalry charged upon the pickets of the enemy, and drove them into the town of Lebanon & they were in turn driven back. I thus ordered my command to charge through the town, where we were exposed to a perfect shower of balls, fired from the windows and different alleys in the square. After making four charges through the town, I, in accordance with orders, went in pursuit of the enemy, who were escaping in force through alleys, and concentrating on the Rome turnpike. I charged upon their rear, and pursued them for twenty miles, to the town of Carthage, killing and wounding many, and taking a large number of prisoners, the enemy, some fifteen or twenty in number, with one horse, crossing the Cumberland River in a boat, and there being no other conveyance on this side, we were compelled to give up pursuit.
    I herewith give you the number of my command: Co. L, 30; Co. C, 40; Co. E, 40; Co. K, 40; Co. G, 15; Co. B, 15--making a total of 180 men.

    Co. C--Henry Prime, killed. Wounded, Lieut. Greene and Privates Henry Howe and E. Verbeck.
    Co. E--Killed, H. Winklebleck and H. Kahler.
    Co. K--Killed, Corporal T. McGrank. Wounded, Lt. Taylor, slightly, and Privates Caraber and Schreiber, missing.
    Co. L--Serg't I. Reiley, killed, and three missing.
    Total killed, 4; wounded, 5; missing 5.
    It would be impossible to mention any special officer or private. All behaved with great coolness and bravery; but I must not neglect to notice Capt. B. S. Dart, of Co. C, who was the only commissioned officer who pursued the enemy to the river, the horses of the others having given out. Also, Adjutant R. F. Mosen, for his bravery. He was on the right of the charging column in the town, and received a wound in the side; and some four miles out received another in the right arm, and yet kept on discharging his duty. Also, Serg't Kingsley, who acted as color bearer, for his courage; he carried the colors in one hand, and his sabre in the other.
    I regret to state that, in the early part of the engagement, Major J. Given was taken prisoner, by which I lost the aid of a valuable officer.
                          (Signed,)                  GEO. C. WYNKOOP,
                                                       Colonel 7th Pa. Cavalry.

Source:

S. P., "Letters From Our Volunteers, From the Same Regiment," The Miners' Journal and Pottsville General Advertiser, Pottsville, Pa., Saturday, 24 May 1862, page 2, col. 6.