May 27th 1864 - Confederate Infantry and Cavalry Sighted

Early in the day, a Federal cavalry regiment that was posted in Midway was overwhelmed to find the entire Confederate cavalry division arriving from the south. It quickly retreated towards Point Cedar, but was able to report the Confederate movement northward.

At Rockport, a Federal cavalry brigade was moving northward from Pleasant Ridge, when it came acrossConfederate infantry across the Princeton Road in Coffman Woods. The cavalry pulled back and formed a line across the road at a crossroads with a trail that leads to the Pugh house. The Federal cavalry's left reported the sound of a large body of cavalry arriving from the direction of Midway.