▁west ▁of ▁the ▁D yer ▁field ▁near ▁the ▁W id ow ▁Gl enn ▁House . ▁While ▁leading ▁his ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁defense , ▁L yt le ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁his ▁men , ▁now ▁out fl ank ed ▁and ▁leader less , ▁fled ▁west . ▁H ind man ' s ▁brig ade ▁on ▁the ▁left , ▁under ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Arthur ▁Man ig ault , ▁crossed ▁the ▁field ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁W id ow ▁Gl enn ' s ▁house ▁when ▁Col . ▁John ▁T . ▁W ilder ' s ▁mounted ▁inf antry ▁brig ade , ▁adv ancing ▁from ▁its ▁reserve ▁position , ▁launched ▁a ▁strong ▁counter att ack ▁with ▁its ▁Sp encer ▁repeating ▁rif les , ▁driving ▁the ▁enemy ▁around ▁and ▁through ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" B lo ody ▁P ond ". ▁Having ▁null ified ▁Man ig ault ' s ▁advance , ▁W ilder ▁decided ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁fl ank ▁of ▁H ood ' s ▁column . ▁However , ▁just ▁then ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁D ana ▁found ▁W ilder ▁and ▁excited ly ▁proc laimed ▁that ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁demanded ▁to ▁be ▁esc orted ▁to ▁Ch att ano oga . ▁In ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁W ilder ▁took ▁to ▁calm ▁down ▁the ▁secretary ▁and ▁ar range ▁a ▁small ▁det achment ▁to ▁esc ort ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁safety , ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁a ▁successful ▁attack ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁he ▁ordered ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁All ▁Union ▁resistance ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle field ▁ev