It was led by the 51st New York and the 51st Pennsylvania, who, with adequate artillery support and a promise that a recently canceled whiskey ration would be restored if they were successful, charged downhill and took up positions on the east bank.
Forrest var 51st New York og 51st Pennsylvania, som med tilstrækkelig artilleristøtte og et løfte om at en nyligt afskaffet whiskyration ville blive genindført hvis angrebet lykkedes angreb ned ad bakke og indtog positioner på den østlige side.