Shelling at Madison (July 28)

On July 28th, Madison was still occupied by Colonel Lewis' force that had taken the town on the 25th. A small Confederate column arrived on the Madison Pike from the north, but only moved as far as Jenkins Corner. A Confederate battery and Union guns briefly shelled each other as a large body of Confederate staff officers gathered around one of the buildings at Jenkins Corner. Colonel Lewis began to advance his infantry from the foundry toward Jenkins Corner, but the Confederates quickly limbered their guns and withdrew northward to Old Fort.