In the meantime, Rebel divisions under Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, which included a Confederate force of Terry's Texas Rangers, Arkansas infantry, and Mississippi artillery, responded by blowing up the south pier of the railroad bridge and about  of track.
While the situation was unfolding, Rebel forces led by Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, which included a Confederate contingent composed of Terry's Texas Rangers, Arkansas infantry, and Mississippi artillery, responded to the event by blowing up the south pier of the railroad bridge and a section of the track.