An attack against Howe's right was also repulsed.

In the ardor of pursuit, Howe swung that flank around and captured the 8th Louisiana Regiment, but in doing so, he exposed his rear to Gordon, who came down a ravine behind him, so that he was compelled to fall back and take up a new line.

Howe had carefully selected a reserve position and made dispositions to hold it.

Fresh assaults on his left finally forced General Neill to retreat to it with his brigade.

The enemy followed him up promptly, but were driven back in disorder by Grant's Vermont brigade, two regiments of Newton's division and Butler's regular battery of the 2d United States Artillery.