Federal Cavalry Turned Back at Arlington - August 1, 1861

A battalion of Union cavalry (3rd Battalion, 3rd Kentucky) moved on Arlington from Tomlin's Ford. Instead of waiting in town, a regiment of Alabama infantry (2nd Alabama) advanced out to meet the enemy. The Federals opened fire at long range, but the Confederates fired as the closed-in and then delivered a volley at close range that drove the Union cavalrymen back to Tomlin's Ford.