Falling Back at Sylamore

Bradley's Division, II Corps Army of the Arkansas began maneuvering to conduct an attack on III Corps Department of the Eastern Frontier's left flank, the III Corps ordered a retreat. The III Corps, which had been attacking the Federals at Sylamore Bottom,  fell back at the double quick a wood line along the ridge to the east. The II Corps re-aligned and advanced slightly, engaging with part of the Confederate rear guard in the Ruddell Orchard and in a corn field next to the Sylamore Road. 

The two lines are now face to face a few hundred yards apart, with their batteries firing.