▁encountered ▁caval ry ▁pick ets ▁from ▁Col . ▁Robert ▁M int y ' s ▁brig ade , ▁guard ing ▁the ▁approach ▁to ▁Re ed ' s ▁Bridge . ▁Being ▁out number ed ▁five ▁to ▁one , ▁M int y ' s ▁men ▁eventually ▁with d rew ▁across ▁the ▁bridge ▁after ▁being ▁press ured ▁by ▁elements ▁of ▁For rest ' s ▁caval ry , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁destroy ▁the ▁bridge ▁and ▁prevent ▁Johnson ' s ▁men ▁from ▁crossing . ▁At ▁ 4 : 3 0   p . m ., ▁when ▁Johnson ▁had ▁reached ▁Jay ' s ▁Mill , ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Bell ▁H ood ▁of ▁Long street ' s ▁Corps ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁rail road ▁station ▁at ▁C ato osa ▁and ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁column . ▁He ▁ordered ▁Johnson ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Jay ' s ▁Mill ▁Road ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ther ton ▁Road , ▁as ▁Johnson ▁had ▁planned . ▁ ▁At ▁Alexander ' s ▁Bridge ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Col . ▁John ▁T . ▁W ilder ' s ▁mounted ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁def ended ▁the ▁crossing ▁against ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁Corps . ▁Ar med ▁with ▁Sp encer ▁repeating ▁rif les ▁and ▁Capt . ▁L illy ' s ▁four ▁guns ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Indiana ▁B atter y , ▁W ilder ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁a ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁St . ▁John ▁L idd ell ' s ▁division , ▁which ▁suffered ▁ 1 0 5 ▁cas ual ties ▁against