Show rebels defeated culpepper court house feb ath merritts first division of cavalry which went from barretts ford towards madison coutt house met some of stuarts cavalry last evening and had a skirmish with them this morning the whole division excepting those left on picket duty being on hand our I 1 forces advanced and found rebel cavalry backed by infantry gen merritt pitched into them and drove tho the whole force before him across Robert zons river to madison idison Mi court house the command held the ford all day and then in obedience to oddsia came back to headquarters head quarters having captured a few pried prisoners ners |