Lee counterattacked the advancing Union troopers, but once again had to fall back in the face of superior numbers and artillery.
A few managed to escape, reporting that the Union troopers chased them all the way back to Vernon, shooting at them the whole time.
Union troopers directed by their officers took up hasty defensive positions on this slight ridge.
After another attack, the Union troopers were surrounded, and almost all were killed, wounded, or captured.
The Union troopers were in no condition to pursue beyond the Rummel farmhouse.
Several friendly fire incidents occurred as Union troopers accidentally fired on their own lines.
The Union troopers pursued the retreating Confederates with enthusiasm.
In fact, the Union trooper had been killed by a Confederate soldier who was fighting the continuing destruction of local facilities.
Union troopers directed by their officers took up hasty defensive positions along a fence and a row of trees.
The Union troopers began firing in response to standing orders.