Bragg had the advantage of the detached, but cooperating, cavalry commands under Forrest and Morgan, who raided deeply behind Union lines while Wheeler's cavalry slowed the Union forces with hit-and-run skirmishes.
Bragg havde fordelen af de frigjorte men samarbejdene kavaleristyrker under Forrest og Morgen, som raidede langt bag Unionens linjer mens Wheelers kavaleri bremsede Unionens styrker med korte overfald.