▁W ilder ' s ▁superior ▁fire power . ▁Walker ▁moved ▁his ▁men ▁down stream ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁Lam bert ' s ▁Ford , ▁an ▁un guard ed ▁crossing , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cross ▁around ▁ 4 : 3 0   p . m ., ▁consider ably ▁behind ▁schedule . ▁W ilder , ▁concerned ▁about ▁his ▁left ▁fl ank ▁after ▁M int y ' s ▁loss ▁of ▁Re ed ' s ▁Bridge , ▁with d rew ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁blocking ▁position ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁Road , ▁near ▁the ▁V ini ard ▁farm . ▁ ▁By ▁dark , ▁Johnson ' s ▁division ▁had ▁halt ed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁W ilder ' s ▁position . ▁Walker ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁but ▁his ▁troops ▁were ▁well ▁scattered ▁along ▁the ▁road ▁behind ▁Johnson . ▁Buck ner ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁push ▁only ▁one ▁brig ade ▁across ▁the ▁cre ek ▁at ▁Th ed ford ' s ▁Ford . ▁Pol k ' s ▁troops ▁were ▁facing ▁C ritt enden ' s ▁at ▁Lee ▁and ▁Gordon ' s ▁Mill ▁and ▁D . H . ▁Hill ' s ▁corps ▁guard ed ▁crossing ▁sites ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Although ▁B rag g ▁had ▁achieved ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁surprise , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁explo it ▁it ▁strongly . ▁Rose cr ans , ▁obser ving ▁the ▁dust ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁march ing ▁Confeder ates ▁in ▁the ▁morning , ▁anticip ated ▁B rag g ' s ▁plan . ▁He ▁ordered ▁Thomas ▁and ▁McC ook ▁to ▁C ritt