Infantry sees Infantry - Midway - May 29th

For the first time since breaking off the fight at Tulip Creek more than two weeks previously, infantry has sighted infantry on the late afternoon of May 29th at Midway.  Confederate cavalry arrived in Midway in the early afternoon and was resting near town. Later in the afternoon, they sighted Federal infantry arriving on the Point Cedar Road. One brigade of cavalry advanced out the Point Cedar Road, deployed on a hill east of St. James Church and threw out skirmishers as Federals deployed on Meeting Hill.  Another Confederate cavalry brigade deployed south of the Sullenberger Farm, also throwing out skirmishers.

The Federals advanced out skirmishers as their main line deployed along a stone wall on the hill. Skirmishers lightly engaged, with Federal skirmishers from a Missouri infantry regiment being driven back from woods west of the Sullenberger orchard towards the junction to their west and the Federal main line that had its left at the Still House. Near St. James, Confederate cavalry on the skirmish line engaged with a Kentucky infantry regiments that deployed along a wooden fence line at the bottom of Meeting Hill west of the church. A battery on the hill opened fire and drove back the Confederate skirmishers. Total casualties on both sides were a little over 100 men.

Just before dark, the Federal Infantry observed Confederate infantry arriving in Midway town on the Rockport Road....   What will tomorrow bring?