Late Report - Action at Newport (July 12th)

Confederate cavalry withdrew from North Bank, south across the river to Newport on July 9th. On July 11th, two battalions of Federal cavalry were in North Bank. On the 12th, the Federals crossed the bridge and advanced on Newport, engaging a Confederate cavalry battalion that was deployed on a slope south of the South Bank River.

The Confederates gave a spirited defense, driving back one battalion, and then the other. The Federal commander, however, managed to rally each battalion and bring it back into the fight, placing one on the Confederate flank. Eventually, the Confederates were forced to retreat southward down the Old Stage Road, leaving the Union horsemen in control of Newport.