▁the ▁mill . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁McC ook ▁sent ▁a ▁regiment ▁to ▁destroy ▁Re ed ' s ▁Bridge ▁( which ▁would ▁surv ive ▁the ▁second ▁attempt ▁in ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁destroy ▁it ), ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Henry ▁David son ▁of ▁For rest ' s ▁Caval ry ▁Corps ▁sent ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Georgia ▁forward ▁and ▁they ▁encountered ▁some ▁of ▁McC ook ' s ▁men ▁near ▁the ▁mill . ▁McC ook ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Gr anger ▁to ▁withdraw ▁back ▁to ▁Ross ville ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁purs ued ▁by ▁David son ' s ▁tro op ers . ▁McC ook ▁encountered ▁Thomas ▁at ▁the ▁La F ay ette ▁Road , ▁having ▁finished ▁an ▁all - night ▁march ▁from ▁C raw fish ▁Spr ings . ▁McC ook ▁reported ▁to ▁Thomas ▁that ▁a ▁single ▁Confeder ate ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁was ▁tra pped ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁Creek . ▁Thomas ▁told ▁Bran nan ' s ▁division ▁to ▁attack ▁and ▁destroy ▁it . ▁ ▁Bran nan ▁sent ▁three ▁brig ades ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Thomas ' s ▁order : ▁Col . ▁Ferdinand ▁Van ▁Der ve er ' s ▁brig ade ▁moved ▁sout heast ▁on ▁the ▁Re ed ' s ▁Bridge ▁Road , ▁with ▁Col . ▁John ▁Cro xt on ' s ▁brig ade ▁on ▁his ▁right . ▁Col . ▁John ▁Con nell ' s ▁brig ade ▁came ▁up ▁behind ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Cro xt on ' s ▁men ▁drove ▁back ▁David son ' s ▁advanced ▁caval ry men ▁and ▁For