The Confederates were held off during the morning and early afternoon but were able to drive off the Union army due to superior numbers.

As the Union force closed in on Davis' brigade, part of the 6th Wisconsin moved across the eastern end of the railroad bed to the northern edge of the cut and enfiladed the Confederate positions.

The brigade of Roy Stone was deployed south of the Chambersburg Pike, near the cut, and faced west.

[4] When Junius Daniel's brigade of Rodes' division began moving south from Oak Hill towards his position, Stone shifted two of his regiments so they faced north along the Chambersburg Pike.

[5] Corporal Francis A. Wallar was awarded an 1864 Medal of Honor for action near the railway cut [1] for capturing the 2d Mississippi Infantry flag.