McCook's whole division, between the shallow creeks was driven back, sustaining frightful losses, and it would have been destroyed, but the artillery of Sheridan on the flank suddenly opened upon the Southern victors.

The Southerners whirled and charged Sheridan, but his defense was so strong, and so powerful was his artillery that they were compelled to recoil every time with shattered ranks.
The decimated Ohio regiments beyond the creek were gathering themselves anew for the battle, and so were the men of Colonel Winchester, now reduced to half their numbers again.

Then a great shout arose.

A fresh brigade had come up to their relief, and aided by these new men they made good the ground upon which they stood.
Another shout arose, telling that Buell was coming, and, two hours after the combat had opened, he arrived with more troops.

But night was now at hand, and the sun set over a draw like that at Antietam.