Kilpatrick slipped by the defensive line that Wheeler had placed near Brier Creek, but on the night of November 26 Wheeler attacked and drove the 8th Indiana and 2nd Kentucky Cavalry away from their camps at Sylvan Grove.
Kilpatrick偷偷绕过了Wheeler布置在Brier Creek的防线，但是11月26日夜晚，Wheeler攻击并将第8印第安纳和第2肯塔基骑兵驱离了他们在Sylvan Grove的营地。