both armies yet again raised their battle cries. columns of union men charged across the fields into the same fire they had received the day before. a combination of the colored and the white troops managed to push the 4th kentucky infantry and general cosby's positions back. cosby rallied his men and counterattacked, retaking their breastworks. the union soldiers that had taken positions at the covered bridge the night before began to take pressure from the 4th kentucky in their front. they realized their location was not safe one and some began to try to run back to the union lines. as these men would attempt to retreat from their positions at the bridge, the rebels of the would pick most of them off. the remaining union soldiers at the bridge decided to wait out the battle. later in the day general burbridge ordered one of his regiments to charge across the bridge on horseback to relieve the pressure on the trapped men. the regiment solely received a few casualties and then retreated.