On July 24th, Confederates renewed their attack against Newtown with re-enforcements from the west. Two cavalry battalions and a section of artillery advanced from Strawderman, as the 1st Kentucky and 2nd Battalion, 2nd Tennessee Cavalry advanced from Whitmer to the south. The 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry held the town, but the section of Union artillery that had been there the previous day was no longer present.
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| Confederate artillery opens the engagement from a position near the Kingston Road, west of Newtown, as cavalry advances past the guns. |
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| 1st Battalion of the 4th Ohio holds the cross roads in town and fires south into the 1st Kentucky (CSA). |
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| The 4th Ohio's 1st Battalion faces south against the 1st Kentucky and a battalion of cavalry, as it's 2nd Battalion faces west down the Kingston Road and fires against two battalions of Confederate cavalry. |
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| 1st Battalion, 1st Kentucky enters the town. |
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| Hand to hand fighting for a second day in a row between the 1st battalions of the opposing infantry regiments. |
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| This time the 1st Kentucky has the edge and forces the 1st Battalion, 4th Ohio to retreat. |
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| The 1st Battalion, 1st Kentucky wheels left and fires into the 2nd Battalion 4th Ohio, which is being hit from three sides. With the losses taken, the 4th Ohio had no choice but to abandon Newtown. |
The 2nd Battalion, 4th Ohio retreated to join the 1st Battalion and withdraw northward to Milford.
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