Renewed Fighting South of the Bull Head: August 9th 1861

Union forces left their positions at the fords on the Bull Head River and advanced on the towns immediately to their south. Cavalry probes at Arlington and Rowland Mills confirmed the presence of the enemy and withdrew back to the fords. At Centerville, the 1st Illinois Infantry and a battalion of Union cavalry attacked the 1st Alabama for a second day in a row. This time, they were successful and the 1st Alabama was forced to withdraw southward to Nicholas, leaving the Federals in control of Centerville.