He did set fire to it, but the flames had made but little headway when Humphreys came up with his corps and drove away the rear-guard which had been left to protect it while it was being burned up.

Humphreys forced his way across with some loss, and followed Lee to the intersection of the road crossing at Farmville with the one from Petersburg.

Here Lee held a position which was very strong, naturally, besides being intrenched.

Humphreys was alone, confronting him all through the day, and in a very hazardous position.
He put on a bold face, however, and assaulted with some loss, but was not assaulted in return.
Our cavalry had gone farther south by the way of Prince Edward's Court House, along with the 5th corps (Griffin's), Ord falling in between Griffin and the Appomattox.

Crook's division of cavalry and Wright's corps pushed on west of Farmville.