. S . ▁Army ▁regular s ▁rel ieved ▁Cro xt on . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Col . ▁Benjamin ▁S cri b ner ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁on ▁King ' s ▁right ▁and ▁Col . ▁John ▁St ark we ather ' s ▁brig ade ▁remained ▁in ▁reserve . ▁With ▁superior ▁numbers ▁and ▁fire power , ▁S cri b ner ▁and ▁King ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁start ▁pushing ▁back ▁Wilson ▁and ▁E ctor . ▁ ▁B rag g ▁committed ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁St . ▁John ▁R . ▁L idd ell ▁to ▁the ▁fight , ▁counter ing ▁Thomas ' s ▁rein for c ements . ▁The ▁brig ades ▁of ▁Col . ▁Daniel ▁G ovan ▁and ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Edward ▁W alth all ▁advanced ▁along ▁the ▁Alexander ' s ▁Bridge ▁Road , ▁sm ash ing ▁B air d ' s ▁right ▁fl ank . ▁Both ▁S cri b ner ' s ▁and ▁St ark we ather ' s ▁brig ades ▁retre ated ▁in ▁pan ic , ▁followed ▁by ▁King ' s ▁regular s , ▁who ▁dashed ▁for ▁the ▁rear ▁through ▁Van ▁Der ve er ' s ▁brig ade . ▁Van ▁Der ve er ' s ▁men ▁halt ed ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁advance ▁with ▁a ▁concentr ated ▁vol ley ▁at ▁close ▁range . ▁L idd ell ' s ▁exha usted ▁men ▁began ▁to ▁withdraw ▁and ▁Cro xt on ' s ▁brig ade , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁action , ▁pushed ▁them ▁back ▁beyond ▁the ▁W inf rey ▁field . ▁ ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁Rose