Retaking Arlington (July 18th)

A Confederate infantry regiment left Arlington on the morning of July 17th, allowing a surprised 3rd Battalion, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry to arrive from Tomlin's Ford and take possession of the town without a shot fired. On the 18th, a Confederate infantry regiment advanced up the Kingston Road and attacked the Kentucky Cavalry from the east. The cavalrymen held well, but were heavily outnumber and eventually withdrew in good order to Tomlin's Ford, leaving the Confederates in possession of Arlington once again.