. ▁ ▁About ▁ 4 ▁pm , ▁Gre gg ' s ▁advance ▁column ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁New ▁York , ▁ 6 th ▁Ohio , ▁ 1 st ▁Maine , ▁ 1 st ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Massachusetts , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Jud son ▁Kil pat rick ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ald ie . ▁Just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Massachusetts ▁encountered ▁Mun ford ' s ▁pick ets ▁and ▁drove ▁them ▁back . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Mun ford ' s ▁brig ade ▁( the ▁ 1 st , ▁ 4 th , ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁Virginia ▁Caval ry , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Col . ▁Williams ▁Carter ▁W ick ham ) ▁arrived ▁at ▁D over ▁M ills , ▁a ▁small ▁ham let ▁on ▁the ▁Little ▁River ▁west ▁of ▁Ald ie . ▁W ick ham ▁ordered ▁Col . ▁Thomas ▁L . ▁Ros ser ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Virginia ▁to ▁locate ▁a ▁cam ps ite ▁closer ▁to ▁Ald ie . ▁As ▁they ▁moved ▁east ▁they ▁ran ▁into ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁men ▁and ▁easily ▁drove ▁them ▁back ▁through ▁Ald ie ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁Union ▁body . ▁After ▁position ing ▁his ▁sh ar ps ho ot ers ▁( 5 0 ▁men ▁of ▁Company ▁I ▁under ▁Capt . ▁Re uben ▁F . ▁Boston ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁William ▁Adam ▁farm house , ▁Ros ser ▁deployed ▁west ▁along ▁a ▁r idge ▁that ▁covered ▁the ▁two ▁roads