The wagon guard, Company E of the 92nd U.S. Colored Infantry, put up a spirited fight and the Confederates eventually fell back to Norwood's Plantation. Yager's men destroyed some wagons but were unable to remove any captured wagons because A. J. Smith's troops blocked the only road.
During the intense engagement by Company E of the 92nd U.S. Colored Infantry, the Confederates were compelled to withdraw from the battlefield and take refuge at Norwood's Plantation. Yager's men destroyed some wagons, but their efforts were hindered by A. J. Smith's troops, who blocked the sole exit route.