About 11:00 a.m., Creighton noticed a makeshift white flag thrown out from behind rocks in front of the 7th Ohio Infantry's entrenchments. He shouted for his men to stop shooting.
Around 11:00 a.m., Creighton noticed a makeshift signal, such as a white flag, being thrown out from behind rocks in front of the 7th Ohio Infantry's strongpoints. He called off the shooting.